Deductive and Inductive

The following example is a hypothetical syllogism: No dogs are reptiles. Some dogs are German Shepherds. So, no German Shepherds are reptiles. 

• True

• False

Some arguments are neither deductive nor inductive

• True

• False

The following argument is inductively strong: All previous U.S. presidents have worn a beard. So, the next U.S. president will probably wear a beard. 

• True

• False

An argument in which the conclusion is claimed to follow necessarily from the premises is 

• Deductive argument

• Inductive argument

Arguments in which the conclusion is claimed to follow probably from the premises are 

• Deductive argument

• Inductive argument

A(n)__________ is a three-line deductive argument that consists of two premises and a conclusion. 

• Conditional statement

• enthymeme

• Syllogism

The argument "If Denise plays first base, then Laura plays shortstop; if Laura plays shortstop, then Tess plays catcher; so, if Denise plays first base, then Tess plays catcher" is 

• Categorical Syllogism

• Chain argument

• Argument by elimination

The argument "Shadowfax is a stallion; it follows that Shadowfax is a male" is 

• Argument by elimination

• a hypothetical syllogism

• Argument by definition

. The argument "Aldo says he saw a Whooping Crane in a Wisconsin marsh; Aldo is a highly reliable witness; so, Aldo probably did see a Whooping Crane in a Wisconsin marsh" is 

• Argument from authority

• Causal argument

• Predictive argument

The argument "Apples purchased in grocery stores are red, juicy, and rarely contain worms; this wild apple is also red and juicy; so, it probably doesn't contain any worms either"

• Argument by definition

• Argument by analogy

• Causal argument