Moral Reasoning - Validityand Soundness

4 important questions on Moral Reasoning - Validityand Soundness

Is the following a moral argument?
1. Heroin is a drug.
2. Selling heroin is illegal.
Therefore,
3. Heroin use is immoral.

True or False?

True, it is a set of reasons designed to support a moral conclusion.

When is an argument logically valid?

When the truth of the premises (a set of reasons) guarantees the truth of the conclusion.

What are sound arguments?

These are arguments that have the following 2 features;
  1. They are logically watertight (valid).
  2. All of their premises are true. 
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What argument is the gold standard for good reasoning?

Sound arguments

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