PHL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Logical Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning
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Inductive argument, the premises are evd for the conclusion or hypothesis. Evd of a sound inductive argument doesn"t entail the hypothesis inferred from it. One condition of soundness is that the evd must consist of true statements. No satisfactory answer to how to logically entail the hypothesis inferred from it as it corresponds to the validity of deductive ones. Statement of the evd is true and in which the premises are true, then it reasonably accepts the hypothesis as true. If the evd is true, it is reasonable to accept the hypothesis as true also. Statement of evd is true and which inductively cogent. Whether its reasonable to think that a statement is true depends on one"s purposes. Ex: might make a person happy to think god exists and his purpose is to obtain happiness in thinking such things, for its end, its reasonable for him to think its true god exists.
