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What is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning?
What is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning?
- Inductive reasoning moves from universal data to individual conclusions.
- Deductive reasoning moves from universal data to individual conclusions.
- Deductive reasoning moves from individual data to general conclusions.
- Inductive reasoning moves from individual data to general conclusions. (correct)
What is the purpose of critical thinking?
What is the purpose of critical thinking?
- To create cultural values and beliefs
- To promote fallacies
- To uncover bias and prejudice (correct)
- To support illogical arguments
Which type of reasoning can be assessed as valid or invalid?
Which type of reasoning can be assessed as valid or invalid?
- Deductive reasoning (correct)
- Neither inductive nor deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Both inductive and deductive reasoning
What is the property of deductive arguments?
What is the property of deductive arguments?
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What are fallacies?
What are fallacies?
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What is sophism?
What is sophism?
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What is logic?
What is logic?
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Study Notes
- Logic is the study of correct methods of reasoning.
- Logic is both a science and an art.
- Critical thinking helps uncover bias and prejudice and considers cultural values and beliefs.
- Reasoning is the process of resolving difficulties and reaching a conclusion.
- Inductive reasoning moves from individual data to general conclusions.
- Deductive reasoning moves from universal data to individual conclusions.
- Only deductive arguments can be assessed as valid or invalid.
- Soundness is a property of deductive arguments.
- Fallacies are deceptive, illogical, and misleading arguments.
- Sophism is a fallacy committed with the intention to deceive, while paralogism is done unknowingly or due to ignorance.
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