Strong Versus Valid

Epstein states that a good argument can either be strong or valid. He says that an argument can be both strong and valid but the argument may beg the question if one tries to use both. Epstein states that "a strong argument with true premises is sometimes better than a valid one with the same question" (48). I believe this to be true because the way each one is presented can mean the same thing but end up being different. An everyday life example of a valid argument would be that San Jose city does daily street cleaning. Therefore, all the streets in San Jose are clean. An example of a strong argument would be that Scott visited San Jose. He had never visited San Jose before and really liked it. Scott really likes San Jose.