WRI203H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Inductive Reasoning, Nerve Agent, Syllogism

• School: UTM
• Department: Professional Writing and Communication
• Course: WRI203H5
• Professor: T B A

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Inductive: consists of making observations then drawing conclusions. Using inductive reasoning, you can logically make conclusions. You move from a specific observation to a general larger conclusion with evidence. Deductive: moves from conclusion to the evidence thus it"s the opposite of inductive. We see if the evidence is valid. Ex: boss: tom has a tattoo of an anchor on his arm. Examples: there"s 32 books on the top and 12 on the lower shelf. There are no books anywhere else in the bookcase. Deductive, as 32 + 12 = 44. The evidence is thus correct/valid: bergen"s in norway or sweden. If bergen is in norway, then bergen is in scandinavia. If bergen is in sweden, then bergen"s in scandinavia. Deductive because both norway and sweden are in scandinavia: socrates is greek. Socrates may not have liked fish: every day i remember the sun has risen. Inductive, as it"s a probable reasoning and isn"t guaranteed.