inductive+logic

toc = = = 1375968332 = = = = Definition: = A type of reasoning in which general principles are inferred from specific experiences. HGD, Chapter 9 p. 223

a kind of reasoning that constructs or evaluates general propositions that are derived from specific examples. inductive logic contrasts with deductive reasoning, in which specific examples are derived from general propositions.

= Examples: = When a child moves from observation, "when a toy is added to a set of toys, it has one more than it did before" to the general principle "adding always makes more." Chapter 9 p. 223

There are 20 balls in an urn, either black or white. to estimate their respective numbers, you draw a sample of four balls and find that there are 3 white balls and 1 black ball. A good inductive logic generalization would be that there are 15 white balls and 5 black balls in the urn.

= Analogies: = inductive logic is to drawing as math is to solving.

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