There are three tests for an argument to be good: First is the premises are plausible; second is the premises are more plausible than the conclusions; and third is the argument is valid or strong.
I think in order to make a strong argument, you must establish all the possible supporting premises to be valid in order for it to remain strong even if the conclusion come out weak or false. For instance, if you want to make an argument to convince that it is a good day to go to the beach. Your premises could be:
It’s not sunny today; therefore it should be a perfect day to go to the beach. This is plausible but the conclusion is weak because it may be not be a perfect day to go to the beach because it might be raining, windy, etc. To make it more plausible, more supports should be given in order to make the conclusion more likely true.
It’s neither raining nor windy today. The weather is sunny and today is a holiday. You wanted to go to the beach for sometimes; going to the beach today should be perfect. I think this is a stronger argument and conclusion than the first argument.
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