An argument is cogent if and only if
A) it is recognizably sound. B) it has recognizably true premises. C) it has recognizable validity and is persuasive.
C
18.If an argument is unsound, then A) its conclusion is false. B) it doesn't guarantee the truth of its conclusion. C) it is cogent.
B
19.If an argument is noncogent, then a thinker who knows this but still endorses the argument
commits the vice of A) irrationality. B) inaccuracy. C) falsity.
A
20.If an argument is valid, then the attitude of accepting the argument's premises while denying
its conclusion commits the vice of A) falsity. B) contradiction. C) relativism.
B
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