What passage is an example of inductive reasoning? -Apex
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Inductive reasoning is a method in which the purpose is to provide strong support to find that the conclusion be valid and true. An example would be: if the sky is blue, and the color blue represents wonderful things, then it would stand to reason that the sky is a wonderful thing. If, than statements are good when using inductive reasoning.
Inductive reasoning involves applying a specific situation to the general case. For example,
'The equation "the gravitational force between two objects equals the gravitational constant times the product of the masses divided by the distance between them squared," has allowed us to describe the rate of fall of all objects we have observed.Therefore:The gravitational force between two objects equals the gravitational constant times the product of the masses divided by the distance between them squared.'
While there is no definitive proof that Newton's law of gravitation holds for everything, we can induce that it does, as all observed evidence supports this view.
However, inductive logic can also be misleading, for example,
I always hang my paintings with nails, therefore all paintings hang on hails.
Which is blatantly untrue while still applying a specific example to the general case.
Inductive logic is the opposite of deductive logic, which takes the general case and applies it to a specific situation.
For example,
All humans die eventuallyChristina is humantherefore, christina will one day die.
An example of inductive reasoning is as follows:
In this example, the conclusion is based on past observations or evidence rather than a guarantee of the sun actually rising.
It was cool on the first day of summer, so the entire summer will be cool. -Apex
The polls show 1 in 10 people so far have voted for Green. Green will lose.
It snowed on New Year's Eve, so it will snow every New Year's Eve (apex)
Observing that it has rained every afternoon for the past week, and concluding that it will rain this afternoon as well, is an example of inductive reasoning.
An example of inductive reasoning is: "Every time I eat peanuts, I get a rash. Therefore, I must be allergic to peanuts." An example of deductive reasoning is: "All humans are mortal. Socrates is a human. Therefore, Socrates is mortal."
This passage is an example of inductive reasoning because it draws a general conclusion based on specific observations. By noting the actions of individual ants, it makes a broader claim about the behavior of ants as a group. Inductive reasoning involves making generalizations from specific instances, which is evident in this passage.
Inductive reasoning is a type of reasoning that involves drawing general conclusions based on specific observations or patterns. An example of inductive reasoning could be: "Every time I water my plants, they seem to grow taller. Therefore, watering plants helps them grow."
specific to general