Strong VS. Valid Arguments

According to the texts of Epstein, for an argument to to be valid or strong it doesn’t depend on premise to be true, nor knowing the premise to be true, or whether someone thinks that the argument is valid or strong. The difference between a strong argument and a valid argument depends on the premise and the conclusion. An argument is strong is often when the conclusion is false. Not only does the conclusion has to be false; it sometimes depends on the premises has to be true. A strong argument often needs the premise to be detail with decent information to make it strong. That way it would have less counter-arguments. For a valid arguments, it can have false premises or true premises. A valid arguments can have false premises and must have a true conclusions.

An example of a valid argument that someone would say everyday would be: “If you don’t drink anything, you’ll get thirsty “.This example is valid because both of the premise and conclusion is true. When someone does not drink anything they will eventually become thirsty.

Here an example of a strong argument: “Every time I eat cereal with milk, I always end up going to the restroom many times. So, I am lactose intolerance”. This a strong example because the premise is true while the conclusion is false. The conclusion is false because I might not be lactose intolerance; it could be something else.