PHI 105 midterm study guide questions with
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reasoning |by |relations |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-x |is |to |y |as |a |is |to |b
x |is |R |to |y
it |is |therefore |probable |that |a |is |R |to |b
reasoning |by |properties |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-x |has |A, |B, |C
y |has |A, |B
it |is |therefore |probable |that |y |has |C
induction |by |confirmation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-if |x |then |y
y
it |is |therefore |probable |that |x |is |the |case
statistical |syllogism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-z% |of |all |x's |are |y
p |is |an |x
there |is |a |z% |probability |that |p |is |a |y
inductive |generalization |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-z% |of |observed |x's |are |y
it |is |probable |that |z% |of |all |x's |are |y
sampling |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |form |of |inductive |reasoning |in |which |observations |of |a |portion |of |
a |group |are |used |to |justify |a |conclusion |about |the |whole |group
disconfirming |instance |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |actual |observation |showing |that |an |observation |
statement |is |false
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reasoning |by |relations |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-x |is |to |y |as |a |is |to |b
x |is |R |to |y
it |is |therefore |probable |that |a |is |R |to |b
reasoning |by |properties |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-x |has |A, |B, |C
y |has |A, |B
it |is |therefore |probable |that |y |has |C
induction |by |confirmation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-if |x |then |y
y
it |is |therefore |probable |that |x |is |the |case
statistical |syllogism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-z% |of |all |x's |are |y
p |is |an |x
there |is |a |z% |probability |that |p |is |a |y
inductive |generalization |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-z% |of |observed |x's |are |y
it |is |probable |that |z% |of |all |x's |are |y
sampling |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |form |of |inductive |reasoning |in |which |observations |of |a |portion |of |
a |group |are |used |to |justify |a |conclusion |about |the |whole |group
disconfirming |instance |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |actual |observation |showing |that |an |observation |
statement |is |false