1
Soundness of Author's Reasoning
A sound (reasoning) in accordance to Mtholyoke is one in which the truth of the
premises (if they were true) would guarantee the truth of the conclusion.
2.
It describes an 'evidence [that is] strong enough to hold up the author's main idea or
belief
3. The reasoning of the author is 'sound if and only if it is both valid, and all of its
premises are actually true.
4. It always intends that the premises provide the sort of justification for the conclusion.
5. If the author's process of reasoning is a good one, if the premises actually do provide
this sort of justification for the conclusion, then the argument is valid.