If an argument is valid, then it must lead to true conclusions. So, if an argument doesn't lead to true conclusions then it's not valid, right?

A mysterious love letter had landed in the possession of my Mistress. But, she was quite bewildered as to its meaning. The love letter read:

Satellites surround the Earth.
The Moon is a satellite.
Therefore, the moon surrounds the Earth.

I analyzed the letter and noticed the fallacy of equivocation almost immediately, in the misuse of the word "surrounds" in the conclusion of his argument. I was then more than willing to construct an argument to clarify its meaning.

Love letters express love.
The slave has written a love letter wherein he commits the fallacy of equivocation.
Therefore, the slave expresses his desire for fallaciously equivalent love.

I concluded that he obviously wanted her to punish him in her dungeon that night.

But as the sun set and the moon rose, the dungeon remained empty. I realized the gravity of my error. My valid argument had led me to a deceptive conclusion, a misstep that left my beloved Mistress waiting in vain.

She locked me in a frigid iron cage, trapping me within my own faulty logic. My breasts were bound with ropes, a metaphor for the chains of my misguided reasoning. Blindfolded, I was forced to navigate the darkness, learning to trust my instincts beyond the realm of pure intellect. You argument led to a false conclusion and was therefore invalid, she said.

But was she right to punish me?

If an argument is valid, then it must lead to true conclusions. So, if an argument doesn't lead to true conclusions then it's not valid, right?
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