The following argument is inductive. Determine whether it is strong or weak, and note the relationship between your answer and the truth or falsity of the premise (s) and conclusion. Then determine whether each argument is cogent or uncogent. The grave marker at Arlington National Cemetery says that John F. Kennedy is buried there. It must be the case that Kennedy really is buried in that cemetery.

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Salvatore Becker

22 March, 04:05

The following argument is inductive. Determine whether it is strong or weak, and note the relationship between your answer and the truth or falsity of the premise (s) and conclusion. Then determine whether each argument is cogent or uncogent. The grave marker at Arlington National Cemetery says that John F. Kennedy is buried there. It must be the case that Kennedy really is buried in that cemetery.

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Royce Johnson · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The premises is that a grave marker at Arlington National Cementary says that John F. Kennedy is buried there. This makes the argument a Strong Inductive argument.

A quick fact check revels that there is indeed a grave site for John F. Kennedy at the Arlington National Cementary, making the premise true. John F. Kennedy is probably buried at that site and thus the conclusion is probably true.

For an inductive argument to be cogent, it must be a strong argument and all the premises must be true. In this case, as seen earlier the argument is indeed strong and the premises has been verified to be true. Thus the argument is cogent.