Inductive Thinking
| Philosophy : Philosophy Definitions Induction, in this sense, is where one abstracts from a few examples to a rule. For instance, if I see a hundred white swans, I might say all swans are white - and therefore assume that the next swan is white. We reason inductively all the time in our lives, though it does not actually follow logically, e.g. it is not valid to say 'all cases of x I have seen are white, therefore the next case of x will also be white'
More philosophy adviceHi saw your answer on inductive arguments! Is an inductive argument always invalid because although the premises may true the conclusion is always false? For example:
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