ENVS 1030 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Deductive Reasoning, Demarcation Problem, Limiting Factor

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Sciences
• Course: ENVS 1030
• Professor: Neil Rooney

Document Summary

Explain the diference(s) between a deducive argument and an inducive argument. Deducive arguments have two properies, validity and soundness. A valid argument is one in which the conclusion must be true if all of the premises are true. It is possible for all of the premises to be true but the conclusion could sill be false. It is also possible for some or all of the premises to be false but the conclusion could sill be true. Inducive arguments are weight of evidence of arguments. The more relevant premises you can bring to bear, the more likely we think the conclusion is true. Only canadian ciizens are allowed to vote in canadian federal elecions. Kim is allowed to vote in canadian federal elecions. Thing x has features a, b, c and d. Thing y has features a, b and c: it is therefore likely that y also has feature d.