PHILOS 2CT3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Enumerative Induction, Sentence Clause Structure, Logical Reasoning

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHILOS 2CT3
• Professor: Yussif Yakubu

Document Summary

Enumerative induction: determine the target group, sample, and relevant property. Difference between strong and weak inductive arguments. Symbolizing: deductive arguments, venn diagrams, truth tables. 50/50 chance you"ll have to symbolize them yourself: explain whether the argument is valid or invalid. Diagramming: there"s only one question on this on the exam. Standardized arguments: a, e, i, o statements. Enumerative induction: an inductive argument pattern in which we reason from premises about individual members of a group to conclusions about the group as a whole. I. e. all peace activists i know are kind-hearted. The formal form of this type of argument: X percent of the observed members of group a have property p. therefore, x percent of all members of group a probably have property p. Target group (population): in enumerative induction, the whole collection of individuals under study. Sample (sample members): in enumerative induction, the observed members of the target group.