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Strengthening Inductive Arguments: A Case Study on Red Stop Lights

This case study analyzes inductive reasoning with an example of red stop lights and their significance in everyday decision-making.

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    Strengthening Inductive Arguments: A Case Study on Red Stop Lights PHI 103 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 Construct an inductive argument for a specific conclusion. Then, explain what you might do to make this inductive argument stronger, either by revising the premises or by revising the conclusion. As stated in our text book “Inductive arguments offer conclusions that, one way or another, introduce information that is not contained in the premises”. (Mosser, 2011, section3.2). Inductive Argument I stop at red stop lights. (Premises) You are supposed to stop at red stop lights. (Premises) Therefore, everyone stops at red stop lights. (Conclusion) This argument can be made stronger by adding more premises to support the conclusion. Stronger Inductive Argument I stop my car at all red stop lights. (Premises) My friends stop their cars at all red stop lights. (Premises) My neighbour stops his car at all red stop lights. (Premises) You are supposed to stop your car at all red stop lights. (Premises) Therefore, everyone stops their cars at red stop lights. (Conclusion) According to the Internet of encyclopaedia of philosophy “Inductive arguments can appeal to any consideration that might be thought relevant to the probability of the truth of the conclusion. Inductive arguments, therefore, can take very wide ranging forms, including arguments dealing with statistical data, generalizations from past experience, appeals to signs, evidence or authority, and causal relationships”. (IEP, 2003). Reference: IEP.(2003). Deductive and Inductive Arguments. Retrieved from the Internet of encyclopaedia of philosophy Web site: http://www.iep.utm.edu

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