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cogent

An inductive argument is cogent if it is strong and all its premises are actually true.

A cogent argument is an inductive argument that is strong and whose premises are all true. Cogency is to inductive arguments what soundness is to deductive ones, except that a cogent argument's conclusion is only probable, not guaranteed.

Examples

  • "Every recorded flight on this route in the past year left on time, so tomorrow's probably will" is cogent if the records are accurate.

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