University:
Manchester University
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PSYC 110 | Introduction to Psychology
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2023
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17
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Clint W.

Inductive Logic Part III Practice Arguments Practice Argument #1 Every time I eat at Ed’s Diner, the coffee has been wretched, so the coffee will likely be wretched today as well. Practice Argument #1 Every time I eat at Ed’s Diner, the coffee has been wretched, so the coffee will likely be wretched today as well. Generalization, strong. Practice Argument #2 This lovely china plate is similar in size, weight, and composition to the one I just dropped on your head, and that one broke. Therefore, it stands to reason that when I drop this plate on your head, it too will break. Practice Argument #2 This lovely china plate is similar in size, weight, and composition to the one I just dropped on your head, and that one broke. Therefore, it stands to reason that when I drop this plate on your head, it too will break. Analogy, strong. Practice Argument #3 “A dog was kept in the stables, and yet, though someone had been in and had fetched out a horse, he had not barked enough to arouse the two lads in the loft. Obviously the midnight visitor was someone whom the dog knew well.” [Arthur Conan Doyle, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes] Practice Argument #3 “A dog was kept in the stables, and yet, though someone had been in and had fetched out a horse, he had not barked enough to arouse the two lads in the loft. Obviously the midnight visitor was someone whom the dog knew well.” [Arthur Conan Doyle, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes] Hypothetical Practice Argument #4 Jerry Lewis just said on television that global warming is a serious environmental issue, so I guess it must be. Practice Argument #4 Jerry Lewis just said on television that global warming is a serious environmental issue, so I guess it must be. Authority, weak. Practice Argument #5 A porpoise is similar to a human being. It has lungs rather than gills. It is warmblooded rather than cold-blooded. And porpoises nurse their young with milk. Therefore, porpoises, like humans, are probably capable of speaking languages. Practice Argument #5 A porpoise is similar to a human being. It has lungs rather than gills. It is warmblooded rather than cold-blooded. And porpoises nurse their young with milk. Therefore, porpoises, like humans, are probably capable of speaking languages. Analogy, weak. Practice Argument #6 The Journal-Gazette reported recently that three teenagers were arrested on drug possession. Teenagers these days are nothing but a bunch of junkies. Practice Argument #6 The Journal-Gazette reported recently that three teenagers were arrested on drug possession. Teenagers these days are nothing but a bunch of junkies. Generalization, weak. (Hasty Generalization) Practice Argument #7 Dr. Blithers, an internationally respected paleontologist, told me that the massive dinosaur die-off was most likely the result of an asteroid colliding with the earth. What’s more, this hypothesis enjoys widespread support in the scientific community. So my guess is that it’s true. Practice Argument #7 Dr. Blithers, an internationally respected paleontologist, told me that the massive dinosaur die-off was most likely the result of an asteroid colliding with the earth. What’s more, this hypothesis enjoys widespread support in the scientific community. So my guess is that it’s true. Authority, strong. Practice Argument #8 Every time I hear the garbage can tip over and I run out to check on it, I discover a raccoon inside the can looking for some dinner. That was the can falling over just now, so I suspect we’ll find a raccoon if we go out and check. Practice Argument #8 Every time I hear the garbage can tip over and I run out to check on it, I discover a raccoon inside the can looking for some dinner. That was the can falling over just now, so I suspect we’ll find a raccoon if we go out and check.