In which of the following arguments 'the relation that exists between premises and conclusion is that of logical necessity'?
Deductive
The question asks in which type of argument the link between premises and conclusion is one of logical necessity — that is, if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true and cannot possibly be false.
In a deductive argument the conclusion is contained within the premises and follows with certainty. A valid deductive argument guarantees its conclusion: for example, from All men are mortal and Socrates is a man it necessarily follows that Socrates is mortal. The premises provide conclusive, necessary support for the conclusion. This is exactly the relation of logical necessity described in the question.
An inductive argument moves from particular observations to a general conclusion that is only probable, never necessary — the premises make the conclusion likely but do not guarantee it. An analogical argument reasons from similarity between cases and yields only probable, not necessary, conclusions, so it is a species of inductive reasoning. A demonstrative argument, in ordinary logical usage, is one whose force actually rests on deductive necessity, but the precise standard term the question targets for the necessity relation is deductive.
Hence only deduction supplies the relation of logical necessity between premises and conclusion.
Correct answer: Deductive
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Statement I: No immediate inference can ever be drawn from only one premise.
Statement II: In Aristotelian syllogism, the conclusion is drawn from the first premise through the mediation of the second.
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