Question: when building an argument is it signigicant to be sound or valid? 

Answer: Both:  you need to make sure that your argument is correct(valid), but you also need to make sure that it is also backed with the stong information (sound).  \n\nYou don't want to have a strong false argument, or a weak valid argument.  Do both, and you can't fail.
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