There are three steps to validate a strong argument. For an argument to be good; the premise should be reasonable; more reasonable than the conclusion. The argument must be valid or strong as well. The more reasons a claim can be true, the more it is plausible.
Excellent video games players spend many hours playing video games, and Ivan spend hours playing video games. Therefore, Ivan is an excellent video game player.
The premises of the argument are true. The conclusion of the argument is true as well, but it does not necessarily mean it is a good argument. Although both premises and conclusion may be true, it is a weak. Ivan spends many hours playing video games, but he can still be bad at video games. Being an excellent video game player takes technique, skills and hand and eye coordination. We can conclude excellent video game players may or may not spend hours playing video games; the hours spent is not relevant to the performance of the game player.
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Hi Blankcanvas! Good job on clearly explaining the tests an argument needs to pass in order for it to be considered a good argument. I agree with you that even though the premises and conclusion of the argument are true, it doesn't mean it is a good argument. The example is not a very good argument because readers cannot prove the argument to be true or false. I also agree that people who play video games for hours aren't necessarily extremely good video game players. I know plenty of people who play a lot of video games but they are still relatively average when it comes to skills.
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