The readings and lectures characterize deductive inferential claims as asserting that whenever the premises of the argument are true, the conclusion will prove highly probable. What is the characteristic of deductive inferential claims?
1) They assert that whenever the premises of the argument are true, the conclusion will prove highly probable.
2) They assert that whenever the premises of the argument are true, the conclusion will prove certain.
3) They assert that whenever the premises of the argument are true, the conclusion will prove unlikely.
4) They assert that whenever the premises of the argument are true, the conclusion will prove impossible.