week_4_discussion.docx ï‚·Find and post examples of deductive and inductive arguments. ï‚·For each example, evaluate its logical strength, using the concepts and ideas presented in the textbook readings, the lesson, an
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week_4_discussion.docx Find and post examples of deductive and inductive arguments. For each example, evaluate its logical strength, using the concepts and ideas presented in the textbook readings, the lesson, and any other source you find that helps you to evaluate the validity (deductive) or strength (inductive) of the argument. You can use examples from the text, or you can find examples elsewhere. oEditorials and opinion columns are a good source, as are letters to the editor. Blogs will also often be based on arguments. oUse mapping and evaluative techniques to make sure it is an argument. Is it inductive or deductive? Explain why. Does it pass the tests of validity and strength? Explain. In my effort to help clarify the differences between inductive and deductive arguments, I found another established source of information on the topic. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2020) gave several argument examples and then explained the differences in their reasons, making them deductive or inductive. Attempting to keep this assignment simple while I continue to navigate the ideas, Ive chosen a statement from our text, “Im not an alcoholic. First of all, I only drink beer. And, second, Ive never been drunk in my life.†(Gittens & Facione, 2015, p. 143). The premises of this argument are that he only drinks beer, which we can infer to mean that alcoholics do not drink beer, and that he has never been drunk, meaning that to be an alcoholic one must be drunk. Keeping just t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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