Consider the following argument:Premise 1: Sydney has a higher population than Brisbane.Premise 2: Brisbane has a higher population than New York City.Conclusion: Therefore, Sydney has a higher population than New York City.In relation to the above argument, which one of the following claims is correct:Group of answer choicesBoth premises are true, and the conclusion follows from the premises.Both the premises are true, but the conclusion does not follow from the premises.The argument contains at least one false premise, and even if both premises were true, the conclusion would not follow from the premises.The argument contains at least one false premise, but the conclusion would follow from the premises if both the premises were true.

Consider the following argument:Premise 1: All bachelors are unmarried adult men.Premise 2: Barack Obama is a bachelor.Conclusion: Therefore, Barack Obama is an unmarried adult man.Which of the following is true of the above argument?Group of answer choicesBoth the premises are TRUE, and the conclusion follows from the premises.The argument contains at least one FALSE premise, but the conclusion would follow from the premises if both the premises were true.The argument contains at least one FALSE premise, and even if both premises were true, the conclusion would NOT follow from the premises.Both the premises are TRUE, but the conclusion does NOT follow from the premises.

Consider the following argument:Premise 1: A square is a shape that has four sides.Premise 2: Every rectangle has four sides.Conclusion: Therefore, every rectangle is a square. In relation to the above argument, which one of the following claims is correct:Group of answer choicesThe argument contains at least one false premise, and even if both premises were true, the conclusion would not follow from the premises.Both the premises are true, but the conclusion does not follow from the premises.The argument contains at least one false premise, but the conclusion would follow from the premises if both the premises were true.Both premises are true, and the conclusion follows from the premises.

Which one of these claims is true?Group of answer choicesSometimes a rational argument contains premises but no conclusionIf it contains the word “therefore”, then it is an argumentThe more premises that an argument has, the stronger the argumentEvery rational argument contains a conclusion

Which is true? Group of answer choicesAll arguments with an irrelevant premise are weak.If an argument is strong and its premises are all true, then it's conclusion must be true.If an argument is valid, this means that you should agree with its conclusion.An argument can be valid and have a false conclusion.

Which is true? Group of answer choicesIf an argument is sound, its premises must all be true.If an argument is valid, its premises must all be true.If an argument is valid, this means that you should agree with its conclusion.If an argument is valid, its conclusion must be true.