When a sound deductive argument is valid and the premises are true, the conclusion:
A) must necessarily be true.
B) is generally, but not necessarily true.
C) may or may or not be true, depending on how believable it is.
D) may be true, depending on the circumstances.

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If a sound deductive argument is valid (meaning that the conclusion follows logically from the premises) and the premises are true, then the conclusion must necessarily be true. This is the definition of a sound deductive argument – one in which the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises.

When a Sound Deductive Argument Is Valid and the Premises