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The argument which claims that its conclusion is conclusively supported by its premises is called

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Deductive Argument

Arguments are broadly divided into deductive and inductive types by the strength of the link claimed between premises and conclusion. A deductive argument is one that claims its conclusion follows with necessity from its premises — that is, if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true, so the premises are said to support the conclusion conclusively (or with certainty). This claim of conclusive, necessary support is the defining mark of a deductive argument.

An inductive argument, by contrast, claims only that its premises make the conclusion probable or likely, not certain; the support is a matter of degree, so it never claims conclusive support. An analogical argument is a particular kind of inductive reasoning that infers a further similarity from observed similarities and again offers only probable support. A demonstrative argument is not the standard label used in this classification for the claim of conclusive support; the term that squarely denotes an argument whose premises are claimed to conclusively establish the conclusion is deductive.

Therefore the argument that claims its conclusion is conclusively supported by its premises is a deductive argument.

Correct answer: Deductive Argument

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  1. Given below are two statements:
    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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