Question

What are some reasons and factors why arguments that use enumerative induction or those that use analogical induction might fail or be weak?

Answer 1

Logical arguments are made up of premises (assumptions,laws,rules,widely held ideas or observations) and a conclusion.

It has 3 types.

A. Deductive reasoning : a type of logic in which one goes from a general statement to specific instance.

For example;

"all men are mortal; Raju is a man. Therefore Raju is mortal."

B. Inductive reasoning .

It derives general principles from specific observations.

​Enumerative induction is a method of inductive reasoning. In this method., Conclusion is constructed based on the number Of instances that support it.

For example,

if one observed a 100 swans and all these swans are white in colour , one reaches in a conclusion that all the swans are white .

Analogical induction it depends on a comparison of instances

Reasons why arguments that use enumerative induction may fail

* Lack of good premises

* Existance of exceptions

*Lack of support from the existing premises.

* Addressing irrelevent aspects of the issue.

Reasons why analogical induction may fail

* Inability to identify relevnant similarities between the samples.

* Higher number of dissimilarities

* Irrelevence of the subject of choice

* Lack of much personal experience