Inductive Reasoning

_________________ is the process of reaching a conclusion based on a pattern of examples.

• conjecture

• deductive reasoning

• inductive reasoning

• counterexample

A ____________ is an educated guess.

• conjecture

• conclusion

• conjunction

• counterexample

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

A ______________ is a number, drawing, or a statement that proves a conjecture to be false.

• conflation

• counterexample

• confluence

• conclusion

A __________________ is a compound statement that consists of a hypothesis and conclusion.

"If p then q"

• contrapositive

• converse

• inverse

• conditional statement

A ____________ is the part of the conditional statement that follows the word "if"

• hypothesis

• converse

• conclusion

• inverse

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

A ____________ is the part of the conditional statement that follows the word "then"

• hypothesis

• converse

• conclusion

• inverse

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

A ____________ is formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional.

"if q then p"

• counterexample

• contrapositive

• inverse

• converse

A ____________ is formed by negating the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional.

"if ~p then ~q"

• counterexample

• contrapositive

• inverse

• converse

A ____________ is formed by exchanging AND negating the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional.

"if ~q then ~p"

• counterexample

• contrapositive

• inverse

• converse

Given:

If the phone is ringing, then someone is calling.

Identify the hypothesis (p) and conclusion (q).

• p: someone is calling

  q: the phone is ringing

• p: the phone is ringing

  q: someone is calling

• p: the phone is not ringing

  q: someone is not calling

• p: someone is not calling

  q: the phone is not ringing