Social Psychology (10th Edition)
Social Psychology (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134641287
Author: Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers
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State whether the following argument is deductive or inductive:
There's a 75% chance that it will rain by 8:00 am tomorrow morning. Therefore, tomorrow
morning's wet weather will probably add some time to your morning commute.
Inductive
O Deductive
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Transcribed Image Text:State whether the following argument is deductive or inductive: There's a 75% chance that it will rain by 8:00 am tomorrow morning. Therefore, tomorrow morning's wet weather will probably add some time to your morning commute. Inductive O Deductive
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In logic there are two broad methods of reasoning know as deductive and inductive approaches. Inductive reasoning works from specific observation to broader generalisation and deductive reasoning works from the more general to the more specific.

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