
Originally Posted by
fast
You asked “is the argument logically valid?”
When you specifically use the term “logically” to describe a particular sense of validity when discussing an argument, not only will Larry, Curly, Moe, Shemp, and Joe refrain from using “valid” in a layman sense as explained in dictionaries, they will (like most all logicians) turn to a glossary specific to the field of logic as used by those who study logic.
LOL. This is preposterous. You are talking from ignorance.
Beside, you can see for yourself that Joe does use "valid" to refer to logical validity. Everybody does. You should try it.
You keep up the pretence that logic is only mathematical logic. Aristotle came 2,300 years before any mathematical logic and described logic as he saw it in the argument of philosophers at the time and indeed in the way people in general used language.

Originally Posted by
fast
‘Logic’ need not even resemble “logic.” ‘Valid’ need not resemble “valid.”
Indeed.
I just realised you don't argue.
EB