Deductive and Inductive Reasoning - 1100 Words

Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (Coursework Sample) Content: WalkerP. WagnerD. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | HUM200 A02 10/May/2016 1a; 1 All babies are either boys or girls- premise Sues baby should be named Mark or Margret. Premise Sues baby is either a baby boy Mark or a baby girl Margaret. Conclusion The key word for the conclusion is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Å"'so we know'' 2 All fantasy books are housed second floor. premise Lord of the Rings is a fantasy book. Premise à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Å"'You won't find,'' Lord of Rings should be housed second floor. Conclusion The key phrase for the conclusion is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Å"'you won't find'' 3 Hippocampus had increased by 2 percentage on average. premise The 2 percent is fairly significant. Premise The conclusion is that the 2 percent increase in Hippocampus is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Å"'fairly significant.'' conclusion The key phrase for the conclusion is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Å"'fairly significant'' 1b: 1 The argument is inductive the general view is that anybody who didn't get much sleep should have circles under her eyes, yawning, and also looks tired. 2 The argument is deductive. The conclusion that the psychotherapist caused indigestion because she left the session with a horrible stomachache which is not from general point of view. 3 The argument is inductive. The argument comes from the general reasoning that a spider should have eight legs and there a daddy-longlegs is not a spider. 2a: 1. The author concludes that no woman should need to feel any guilt for opting to fill her days with whichever activities that give her greatest joy and fulfilment. The reason for making the argument are is to make it known that women are putting aside the education to have another choice instead of taking it all to the work. 2. The author concludes that senate should reject the nomination of Mr. Gonzales which makes for the reason that he is unqualified to be nominated. The reason for making that argument are that the Attorney general does not merely head the justice Department and he is supposed to be responsible for America where justice prevails. 2b: An inductive Argument is an argument that has the characteristics that they are based from observation, they moves from specific examples to generate a generate principle, makes prediction based on the general principle, the conclusion is a probability. The component below has an inductive reasoning. Dogs have canine as their main tooth. Leopards have canine as their main tooth. Lions have canine as their main tooth. Cheaters have canine as their main tooth. Fox have canine as their main tooth. Every carnivore has canine as their main tooth. There the conclusion is that all lions, cheaters, leopards, Fox, and dogs all having the canine as their main have the main characteristic of carnivores and therefore the above animals are all carnivores. Deductive Argument. This is an argument that derives the meaning from the general discussion. Example; All women have long hairs on their heads. This is a general sentiment that shows the characteristics of all the ladies to have h...