DEDUCTIVE INFERENCES



DEDUCTIVE INFERENCES

All cats have dander.

Dander makes me sneeze. ( This cat will make me sneeze.

We put two and two together and make a DEDUCTIVE INFERENCE.

Most of the time we apply a generality to a particular.

In a DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENT our conclusion is intended to follow with absolute certainty.

INDUCTIVE INFERENCES

After examining a series of individuals, we find a pattern

Based on the PATTERN, we make an INDUCTIVE INFERENCE.

Experience with/knowledge of cats ( Cats make me sneeze.

In an inductive argument our conclusion is thought to follow with some degree of probability, rather than with absolute certainty.

FORMULA FOR AN INDUCTIVE ARGUMENT

X has property a, b, and c.

Y has property a, b, and c.

X has property p.

Therefore, Y has property p.

INDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS

Experience with a sample class ( Generalizing or making a rule about the target class, which is either a class or an individual

The last red ant I touched bit me. That red ant will bite if I touch it.

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