Deductive/ Inductive 2
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Philosophy
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P1. No students of George Watson's College live in Peru.
P2. Ellie is a student of George Watson's College.
C. Ellie does not live in Peru.
INDUCTIVE - STRONG
INDUCTIVE - WEAK
DEDUCTIVE - VALID
DEDUCTIVE - INVALID
Answer explanation
This is DEDUCTIVELY VALID because IF the premises are true, the conclusion is CERTAIN.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P1. James hasn't lied to me in the past.
C. He isn't lying to me now.
INDUCTIVE - STRONG
INDUCTIVE - WEAK
DEDUCTIVE - VALID
DEDUCTIVE - INVALID
Answer explanation
This is INDUCTIVE because the premises, if true, only make the conclusion PROBABLE.
THIS IS STRONG because we can be MORE CONFIDENT that the conclusion is true if the premise is true.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P1. Only people called Neil tell lies.
P2. My best friend is called Neil.
C. My best friend tells lies.
INDUCTIVE - STRONG
INDUCTIVE - WEAK
DEDUCTIVE - VALID
DEDUCTIVE - INVALID
Answer explanation
This is DEDUCTIVELY VALID because IF the premises are true, the conclusion is CERTAIN.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P1. Young people are better with technology these days.
C. Your Dad won't be able to help you fix your phone.
INDUCTIVE - STRONG
INDUCTIVE - WEAK
DEDUCTIVE - VALID
DEDUCTIVE - INVALID
Answer explanation
This is INDUCTIVE because the premises, if true, only make the conclusion PROBABLE.
This is WEAK because we can be LESS CONFIDENT that the conclusion is true even if we accept the premise.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P1. You went to the toilet during the last two classes and missed some important work.
C. You will miss important work if you go to the toilet today during class.
INDUCTIVE - STRONG
INDUCTIVE - WEAK
DEDUCTIVE - VALID
DEDUCTIVE - INVALID
Answer explanation
This is INDUCTIVE because the premises, if true, only make the conclusion PROBABLE.
THIS IS WEAK because we can be LESS CONFIDENT that the conclusion is true if the premise is true.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P1. No person born before the year 2000 uses Snapchat.
P2. Miss Napoleon was born before the year 2000.
C. Miss Napoleon does not use Snapchat.
INDUCTIVE - STRONG
INDUCTIVE - WEAK
DEDUCTIVE - VALID
DEDUCTIVE - INVALID
Answer explanation
This is DEDUCTIVELY VALID because IF the premises are true, the conclusion is CERTAIN.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P1. The boys I've met have all hated football.
C. Boys hate football.
INDUCTIVE - STRONG
INDUCTIVE - WEAK
DEDUCTIVE - VALID
DEDUCTIVE - INVALID
Answer explanation
This is INDUCTIVE because the premises, if true, only make the conclusion PROBABLE.
THIS Is WEAK because we can be LESS CONFIDENT that the conclusion is true if the premise is true.
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