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What type of reasoning starts from an observation and reasons to the fact explaining this observation?
What type of reasoning starts from an observation and reasons to the fact explaining this observation?
- Analogical reasoning
- Deductive reasoning
- Abductive reasoning (correct)
- Inductive reasoning
Which type of reasoning infers a universal law from a pattern found in many individual cases?
Which type of reasoning infers a universal law from a pattern found in many individual cases?
- Analogical reasoning
- Abductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning (correct)
- Deductive reasoning
What is the name for arguments that fall short of the standards of logical reasoning?
What is the name for arguments that fall short of the standards of logical reasoning?
- Valid arguments
- Fallacies (correct)
- Invalid arguments
- Sound arguments
For which type of fallacy does the error lie in the logical form of the argument?
For which type of fallacy does the error lie in the logical form of the argument?
In logical reasoning, what does abductive reasoning start from?
In logical reasoning, what does abductive reasoning start from?
What is the main discipline studying logical reasoning?
What is the main discipline studying logical reasoning?
What type of reasoning offers the strongest support, ensuring that the conclusion is impossible to be false if all premises are true?
What type of reasoning offers the strongest support, ensuring that the conclusion is impossible to be false if all premises are true?
Which rule of inference is an example of a valid argument in deductive reasoning?
Which rule of inference is an example of a valid argument in deductive reasoning?
What is the certainty of the conclusion arrived at through deductive reasoning if all the premises are true?
What is the certainty of the conclusion arrived at through deductive reasoning if all the premises are true?
What distinguishes distinct types of logical reasoning from each other?
What distinguishes distinct types of logical reasoning from each other?
