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Inductive and Deductive Arguments - Coggle Diagram
Inductive and Deductive Arguments
Deductive Argument
A deductive argument is an argument with a claim that the conclusion has to be true since the premise is true therefore it is impossible to be false.
The Forms
An argument based on mathematics is where the conclusion depends on arithmetic or geometric solving or measurement.
Arugment from definition is dependent on the definition of a word or phrase used in the premise or conclusion.
A categorial syllogism is where each statement starts with one of all of these words "all", "no", or "some."
A hypothetical syllogism is a conditional statement for one or both of its premises.
A disjunctive syllogism is having a disjunctive (Either, or) statement.
Inductive Argument
Inductive Arguments give a conclusion where it is in probable for it to be false given the premise is true.
The Forms
The prediction comes from our knowledge of the past to predict the future.
An argument from analogy is depends on the existence of an analogy or similarity between two things or states of affairs.
The generalization is based on the knowledge of a sample to some claim about the whole group.
An argument from authority is an argument concludes something is true because an expert or witness said it is.
An argument based on a sign is an argument from a sign to claim about the thing or situation that claims it symbolizes.
A casual inference is an argument from the knowledge of a cause to a claim about an effect, or controversy from knowledge of an effect through a claim.
A syllogism is an argument consisting of two premises and one conclusion.
Inductive arguments are from the general the particular to the general while deductive arguments are from the general to the particular.
A particular statement is one that makes a claim about one or more particular members of a class.
General statements makes a claim about all the members of a class.