validity of an argument
1Validity — Va*lid i*ty, n. [Cf. F. validit[ e], L. validitas strength.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an… …
2Argument — This article is about the subject as it is studied in logic and philosophy. For other uses, see Argument (disambiguation). In philosophy and logic, an argument is an attempt to persuade someone of something, by giving reasons or evidence for… …
3validity — /veuh lid i tee/, n. 1. the state or quality of being valid: to question the validity of the argument. 2. legal soundness or force. [1540 50; < LL validitas, equiv. to L valid(us) VALID + itas ITY] * * * In logic, the property of an argument… …
4validity — [və lid′ə tē] n. pl. validities [Fr validité < L validitas, strength] the state, quality, or fact of being valid in law or in argument, proof, authority, etc …
5Validity — The term validity (also called logical truth, analytic truth, or necessary truth) as it occurs in logic refers generally to a property of particular statements and deductive arguments. Although validity and logical truth are synonymous concepts,… …
6validity — valid ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a reason, argument, etc.) well based or logical. 2) legally binding or acceptable. DERIVATIVES validity noun validly adverb. ORIGIN Latin validus strong …
7Political argument — candidates for political office and government officials. Political arguments are also used by citizens in ordinary interactions to comment about and understand political events. More often than not, political arguments tend to be circular,… …
8Kalam cosmological argument — The Kalām cosmological argument is a contemporary version of the cosmological argument taking its form from Kalām, a form of dialectical argument used in Islamic philosophy.Fact|date=February 2008. It attempts to prove the existence of God by… …
9Representation validity — is concerned about how well the constructs or abstractions translate intoobservable measures. There are two primary questions to be answered. *Do the subconstructs properly define the construct (if you break up the main abstractions intosmaller… …
10Master argument — See Diodorus Cronus for the classical Master Argument related to the problem of future contingents. The Master Argument refers to George Berkeley s argument that mind independent objects do not exist because it is impossible to conceive of… …
