A valid argument is always completley true. With valid arguments there is never a false conclusion about the subject. On the other hand, a strong argument can be proven false with clear evidence.
An example of a valid argument would be "In the game of Basketball, there should always 5 players on the court for each team" This is a valid argument because there are always 5 players on the court for each team. This cannot be argued because it is a valid fact.
An example of a strong argument would be saying "All students who graduate high school, should go to college" Although this is a strong argument, not all students go to college. There may be a financial issue or they just might not feel like pursuing the next level of education.
Basically, a valid argument is always 100% true, and a strong argument may be true, but it can be proven false.
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I think that that this is a very good way of explaining the difference between valid and strong arguments. I enjoyed your examples because they related both arguments to everyday life and were very easy to understand. You made it very simple and easy to understand both valid and strong arguments. There is definitely no way to argue against the 5 men on the basketball court at a time because it is a rule in the game of basketball. The strong argument is a good one too because all students that graduate do not all go to college and you can argue both ways with that argument.
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