PHIL347N Week 4 Discussion: Distinguishing Inductive and Deductive Reasoning – Chamberlain College Of Nursing.

This is an all-inclusive guide to PHIL347N Week 4 Discussion: Distinguishing Inductive and Deductive Reasoning – Chamberlain College Of Nursing. Inductive argument are based around what is likely or probable (the conclusion is likely to follow from the premises). Deductive arguments are meant to give an argument that is necessary, or as I say watertight (the conclusion logically MUST follow from the premises). Example of Inductive (probability) 1. Most surgeons are egotistical 2. Dr. Funke is a surgeon Therefore Dr. Funke is likely egotistical If 1 and 2 are True, than the conclusion has a high probability of being true, but Dr. Funke could be the exception - a non-egotistical surgeon. Here is an example of a deductive argument (watertight): All Nurses are kind and loving Nurse Ratchet is a Nurse Therefore Nurse Ratchet is kind and loving In a deductive argument, if 1 and 2 are true, then the conclusion MUST be true. There is no logical way of escaping it. It is watertight. Here is a chart that can be helpful as well in thinking through these differences Huber, Franz. “Confirmation and Induction.” In Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Edited by James Fieser and Bradley Dowden. 2007. o Collapse SubdiscussionMeryl McGowan Meryl McGowan May 26, 2021Local: May 26 at 6:49pm<br>Course: May 26 at 4:49pm Manage Discussion Entry Hey Professor and friends! How do we believe something is true? Learning about inductive and deductive reasoning was quite a challenge, in fact each week keeps making me realize how much communication is such a bigger part of the world than I thought. Inductive reasoning or probable arguments can be summarized as "although it does not yield certainty, inductive reasoning can provide a confident basis for solid belief in our conclusions and a reason-able basis for action" (Facione P., & Gittens, 2015). basically, several different examples of why the thought is true but never certain, only probable. An example of inductive reasoning would be: 1. A chair in the dining room is velvet. 2. A chair in the bedroom is velvet. Therefore, all the chairs in the house are probably velvet. An example if deductive reasoning would be: 1. All bunnies have fuzzy tails. 2. A cottontail is a breed of bunny. Therefore, all cottontails have fuzzy tails. This is taking two true statements and draw a conclusion from them, this conclusion may not be true but the facts are true. References Betts, J. (n.d.). Deductive reasoning examples. Retrieved May 26, 2021, from Facione, P. A., & Gittens, C. A. (2016). Think critically (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson. (1 like)  Erjona Ulaj Erjona Ulaj May 28, 2021Local: May 28 at 3:08pm<br>Course: May 28 at 1:08pm Manage Discussion Entry Hi Meryl, I enjoyed reading your post, I agree that learning inductive and deductive reasoning was a challenge. At first I would read about it and would feel as though I understood it; then I would mix up the definitions again. The examples were a huge help and your examples were great. With inductive argument it's important to use the word "probably" and for deductive it is important to use "therefore" or "so" which you did. Your deductive argument showed two true statements with a conclusion derived from them that may not be true. Excellent job!