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PHI 103 WEEK 4 QUIZ VERSION 1 | 100% CORRECT
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- PHI 103 (PHI103)
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- Ashford University
PHI 103 WEEK 4 QUIZ VERSION 1 | 100% CORRECT
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This form of argument is an inductive form that reasons from the general to the specific.Statistical syllogism
The following is one of the ways (listed in our text) to assess the quality of an inference to the best explanation:
Is it testable?
The following is one of the ways (listed in our text) to assess the quality of an inference to the best explanation:
Does it help us explain other phenomena as well?
This form of inductive argument moves from the specific to the general __________.
inductive generalization
Is the following argument deductive or inductive? “The data continue to align with what one would expect if P were true. Therefore, P may be true.”
Inductive
Which one of the following is most likely not an inference to the best explanation?
“All dogs are mammals. So, Fido is a mammal.”
This form of inductive argument moves from the general to the specific:
statistical syllogism
Inference to the best explanation can also be called __________.
abductive reasoning
Which of the following is true of inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning?
Deductive and inductive inference can be combined
Which of these is most true of inference to the best explanation?
We use them on all kinds of daily inferences
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