Question 527603
The following are examples of inductive reasoning... & I need to figure out weather they're true or false... can you help me out?! :)
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Inductive Reasoning requires the following:
1. "It" happened once
2. You assume "It" happened on day k.
3. You must PROVE "It" happens on day k+1 for all k greater than the number is
requirement 1.
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You observe that it has rained on the past three Tuesdays and you conclude that it rains on every Tuesday.
Ans: Not inductive reasoning
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Out your window you notice that seven elderly people have walked by on the sidewalk. You conclude that only elderly people live in your neighborhood.
Ans: Not inductive reasoning
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In your study of geometry, you notice that every rectangle you have seen is also a square. You conclude that this is true in all cases.
Ans: True inductive reasoning
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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