Chapter 11-inductive reasoning and inductive fallacies:
How do I reason from evidence?
1. Inductive reasoning is the process of thinking that you used in describing a fruit, vegetable, or tool in chapter
2. The inductive method is also called the empirical or scientific method
3. Induction arsons from evidence about some members of a class in order to form a conclusion about all members of that class.
4. Induction can be done through sensory observation, enumeration, analogous reasoning ,causal reasoning ,and pattern recognition
5. A hypothesis is a trial idea that can be used to further investigation in an inductive study
6. Inductive reasoning is used as a method for obtaining information when it would be impossible to examine all the data available
7. The five basic rules for evaluating the reliability of hypotheses based on statically samplings are as follow:
a. The greater the size of the sample, the greater is its probability of being representative of the whole of a population.
b. A sampling must be representative in order to lead to reliable results
c. One counterexample can refute a generalization arrived at through inductive reasoning
d. Statically evaluating should be offered in sufficient detail for verifications
e. When evaluating the results of polls, it is important to examine both the polling agency and polling question for bias.
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