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Refuting an argument does not establish the falsity of its conclusion
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Is it true that refuting an argument does not establish the falsity of its conclusion?
Yes. In logic, refuting a specific argument for a conclusion only shows that the particular argument fails; it does not demonstrate that the conclusion itself is false, as the conclusion might be established by other arguments or evidence.
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Wikipedia: Argument. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument
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States that the falsity of one statement or the failure of an argument's support does not permit a determination of the truth or falsity of the related proposition.
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1917-, K. W. J. (. J. (1979). Holt, Rinehart and Winston: An introductory logic. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. https://archive.org/details/introductorylogi0000kilg
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