text: **Arguments and inferences**
  Logic is commonly defined in terms of arguments or inferences as the study of their correctness.[59] An 
  *argument*is a set of premises together with a conclusion.[60] An*inference*is the process of reasoning 
  from these premises to the conclusion.[43] But these terms are often used interchangeably in logic. 
  Arguments are correct or incorrect depending on whether their premises support their conclusion. 
  Premises and conclusions, on the other hand, are true or false depending on whether they are in accord 
  with reality. In formal logic, a sound argument is an argument that is both correct and has only true 
  premises.[61] Sometimes a distinction is made between simple and complex arguments. A complex 