An argument is considered to be strong if there is anyway or possibility for the presimes of the argument to be true and its conclusion to be false. An argument is considered to be weak if it is possible and not unlikely for the basis of the argument to be true and its conclusion to be false. An valid argument is if there is way for the premises to be true and for the conclusion to be false at the same time.
Strong argument: I can shoot a basketball. You can dunk a basketball. We will play basketball.
Valid argument: I cleaned the whole house last week for the both us. Therefore, it's your turn to clean the house this week.
These are examples of a strong and valid argument that show what the reasoning can be for arguments.
Nice, simple example for the strong argument...although I'm a bit antsy about the valid one. I'm not fully convinced that the logic given there is 100% correct. For an example, just because someone might've cleaned the house last week does not mean this week it's someone else's turn. Maybe if you were to include that the routine would be to switch off between person A and person B every week, that would've made the point a little more precise. In short, I think that tidbit of information would've made a major difference. However, that's just my opinion. I hope you'd take it as constructive criticism and not get upset over it! =)
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