inductive reasoning

Question 1

Inductive Reasoning

Answer 1

suggests the conclusion

Question 2

propostition

Answer 2

statement that is either true or false

Question 3

premise

Answer 3

propostion meant to support the conclusion

Question 4

conclusion

Answer 4

proposition supported by premises

Question 5

inductive reasoning can be classified as?

Answer 5

strong or weak

Question 6

analogy

Answer 6

comparing two things, taking two objects that are alike and drawing conclusions about 1 based on knowledge of the other

Question 7

authority

Answer 7

go to authority for support, drawing conclusions based on the ecidence offered by an expert

Question 8

Generalization

Answer 8

generalizing a group or subject, drawing conlusions about a larger population based on knowledge about a representative sample

Question 9

Causality

Answer 9

cuse and effect, if x, then y….

Question 10

Reductio ad Absurdam

Answer 10

Reducing to absurdity, proof by contridiction, taking someon’s conclusion and showing how it were true, it would imply ridiculous things

Question 11

Ad Hominem

Answer 11

(against the person) attacks the person not the argument, prejudice

Question 12

Weak Authority

Answer 12

“when you ask your doctor for legal advice”

Question 13

Ignorance

Answer 13

Saying that because something is not known to be true, it must be false + converse

Question 14

Begging the Question

Answer 14

Circular Reasoning

Question 15

Equivocation

Answer 15

Confusing the meaning of homonymes

Question 16

False Cause

Answer 16

When two things corrolate but is not a cause and effect

Question 17

False Dilemma

Answer 17

you pretend you have only two options, but there are more

Question 18

Genetic Fallacy

Answer 18

Judgin the truth or falsity of a belief based on its cause rather than its justification

Question 19

Silppery Slope

Answer 19

Over reaction about the consequences; act like everything will spiral out of control

Question 20

Straw Man

Answer 20

you don’t give a charitable interpretation of your opponents argument

Question 21

Weak Analogy

Answer 21

bad analogy