soft skills sesi 13

Generalization is an inductive argument.

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• False

I am thinking about buying a new car. I'm very likely to speak with other people who have recently bought new cars, noting their experiences with various makes, models, and dealers. If I discover that three of my friends have recently bought Geo Prizms from Burg and that all three have been delighted with their purchases, then I will conclude by analogy that if I buy a Geo Prizm from Burg, I will be delighted, too. This argument uses ... reasoning.

• analogy

• generalization

• causal

It is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false. This is a valid deductive argument.

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• False

Causal reasoning is used in inductive arguments

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• False

It is possible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false. This could be a valid inductive argument

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• False

Categorical syllogism is an inductive argument.

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• False

VALIDITY is not something that is

determined by the actual truth or falsity of

the premises and conclusion.

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• False

P1: If Jokowi comes from New York, he is from Indonesia.

P2: Jokowi comes from New York.

C: So, Jokowi is from Indonesia

This is a valid and sound argument

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• False

Every claim in a categorical syllogism consists of a quantifier, subject term, copula, and predicate term.

• True

• False

Why a categorical syllogism is named as such?