Week 7: Checkpoint - Argument Validity

Argument:  home school is a superior educational method . 

Premise -> Private Tutoring provides a superior method of instruction because it allows the material, curriculum, and presentation to be tailored to the child's needs.

-->  Home School inherently operates as a private tutoring system.

Conclusion  -->  Home schooling is superior to a traditional school system.


Good/Bad
The argument is good because the premises do lead logically to the conclusion. 

Valid/Invalid
The argument is valid because it strictly adheres to the logical form.  The metric of private tutoring was established as a means of gauging the efficacy of an educational system.  I then demonstrated that in fact does fulfill the metric and thus I can validly conclude with home schooling is superior.

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