PHIL-447N Week 6 Discussion Question 1 – Inductive Reasoning - Graded An A

Discuss some of the differences between causal arguments and both inductive generalizations and analogous arguments. Also discuss the difference between making a causal argument and establishing true causation, if there is any. Can you provide an example? In translating casual arguments help with identifying both the resulting and the precipitating events, key elements for determining the strength of the argument. (Jackson 2016) Ex: I seen the young woman texting and driving (precipitating event), She was not paying attention (precipitating event). That is why she rear-ended the car in front of her (Resulting event). Inductive generalizations are based on a sample of a larger group. As a rule, the larger the sample is, the stronger the argument is. This is because larger samples tend to be more representative of the target. . (Jackson 2016) Ex: The weather forecaster on Fox 5 is accurate (target), 80% of the people who watched this channels weather agreed with this statement.(sample). Analyzing analogous arguments is a comparison of two or more things. One of the analogues is called the source, and the other is called the target and last is feature, which is included in source. (Jackson 2016) Ex: I saved a lot of money in long run purchasing my MacBook air(Target) computer. I have had several window pc’s(sample) that have stopped working after a year or two. I have had this computer since 2010 with not one issue(feature). References: (2016). Critical Thinking: A User's Manual, 2nd Edition. [Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from