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what makes a sound argument? answer in a few sentences. use terminology of a 12 year old

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A sound argument has two things: its reasons (called premises) are true, and the reasons actually lead to the final claim (the conclusion). "Lead to" means if the reasons are true, the conclusion must also be true — they fit together logically. Example of a sound argument: "All mammals have hearts; dogs are mammals; therefore dogs have hearts." Example of an argument that is not sound: "All birds can talk; parrots are birds; therefore parrots can talk" (the logic is okay but the first reason is false).