CAS PH 160 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pareto Efficiency, Empirical Evidence, Minimax
20 Mar 2018
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Ph160 study guide: forms of inductive arguments. Formula: x% of fs are gs, a is an f. Therefore a is an g: objects of type y has props. X% of observed fs are gs based on sample) F, g, h &z: objs of type x have probs f, Strength: closeness to 0% or 100, rules of total evidence. Premises positively relevant to conclusion: sample must be large enough, representative (rte) Srs: fallacy of hasty generalization (assume all based on 1, fallacy of biased statistics (based on non-representative/random sample, fallacy of misleading vividness (small amt of vivid evidence. Therefore, no meaningful distinction outweight other unbiased evidence) Causal arguments- conclusion holds a relationship between 2 types of events. Definition there is one common antecedent circumstance that is likely to be the cause (part of the cause) Two cases, one where e occurs and one where e does(cid:374)"t o(cid:272)(cid:272)ur. E(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts are similar in all respects but one antecedent.
