It wraps up the ideas at the end of the essay
Compare-and-contrast essays analyze the similarities and differences between two or more subjects. They typically involve examining specific criteria to determine how the subjects are alike and how they are different. These essays often have a clear structure with an introduction, body paragraphs for comparisons and contrasts, and a conclusion.
depends on what it is about.
True
Essays and reports are similar, but the implication is that essays are about your own thoughts, and reports involve a greater element of research. Conclusions might be more solidly based in a report than in an essay.
Not necessarily. An argument is not automatically true just because the premise and conclusion are true. The reasoning connecting the premise to the conclusion must also be valid for the argument to be considered true.
A deductively valid argument is if the premises are true then the conclusion is certainly true, not possibly true. The definition does not say that the conclusion is true.
True. - Valid arguments are deductive. - Arguments are valid if the premises lead to the conclusion without committing a fallacy. - If an argument is valid, that means that if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true. - This means that a valid argument with a false premise can lead to a false conclusion. This is called a valid, unsound argument. - A valid, sound argument would be when, if the premises are true the conclusion must be true and the premises are true.
A deductively valid argument is if the premises are true then the conclusion is certainly true, not possibly true. The definition does not say that the conclusion is true.
It is not true; some engineers can be intellectuals.
Deductive reasoning proceeds from known true premises to a logically necessary true conclusion. This type of reasoning guarantees the truth of the conclusion if the premises are true.
Yes. It could be a coincidence that the premises and conclusion are all true. For example, here is an argument: 1. It is true that if a person belongs to the Republican Party they must be an American. 2. Mitt Romney is an American. 3. Therefore, the conclusion is that Mitt Romney is a Republican. Although both premises and the conclusion are true, the argument is not valid. That is because it is possible to imagine an argument in this form where the premises were true, but the conclusion is not. (Imagine if the second premise were "Barack Obama is an American" which is true, leading to the conclusion "Barack Obama is a Republican" which is false.)
A conclusion is valid when it logically follows from the premises or evidence provided. It means that if the premises are true, then the conclusion must also be true. Validity in reasoning ensures that the conclusion is sound and reasonable based on the information presented.