Inductive Arguments

Question 1

two types of arguments

Answer 1

inductive and deductive

Question 2

what is adequate support for inductive arguments

Answer 2

premises provide probable support for their conclusions

Question 3

Inductive arguments do not claim to be ____

Answer 3

certain

Question 4

Inductive argument = more than 50% likely?

Answer 4

STRONG

Question 5

First stage of analysis

Answer 5

assuming premises are true, does the conclusion follow with probability (more than 50% likely)

Question 6

Second stage of analysis

Answer 6

ask the question, are the premises in fact true?

Question 7

Cogent

Answer 7

inductive argument is strong and its premises are true

Question 8

uncogent

Answer 8

inductive argument is weak and/or its premises are untrue

Question 9

predictions

Answer 9

-arguments that proceed from knowledge of the past to a claim about the future

Question 10

Argument from analogy

Answer 10

arguments that depend on the existence of a similarity between two things or states of affairs

Question 11

generalization

Answer 11

arguments that proceed from knowledge of a selected sample to some claim about the whole group

Question 12

causal

Answer 12

arguments that proceed from knowledge of a cause to knowledge of the effect, or the reverse

Question 13

arguments from authority

Answer 13

arguments that conclude that something is true because an expert or witness has said that it is