Week 3. Deductive and Inductive Arguments

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Module Objectives

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  • Differentiate between deductive and inductive reasoning.
  • Differentiate between logical structure and the content of an argument.
  • Differentiate between valid, invalid, sound and not sound arguments.
  • Differentiate between strong, weak, cogent, and not cogent arguments.

Overview

Deductive/Inductive Decision Tree

Inductive_deductive
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Making Sense of Arguments

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RAtmHXRsFRTaRxPEHnZY4TPIwLZdmp0fUSu7QYpOQic/edit

Required Reading

  • Chapter 3: Making Sense of Arguments
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Technology Tool(s)

Twitter
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Keywords

  • affirming the consequent
  • antecedent
  • cogent argument
  • conditional statement
  • consequent
  • deductive argument
  • denying the antecedent
  • dependent premise
  • disjunctive syllogism
  • hypothetical syllogism
  • independent premise
  • inductive argument
  • invalid argument
  • modus ponens
  • modus tollens
  • independent premise
  • sound argument
  • strong argument
  • syllogism
  • truth-preserving
  • valid argument
  • weak argument

Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Citations

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Episode 1.3: Deductive and Inductive Arguments. (n.d.). Retrieved August 28, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwtCScUoL_w

Tassi, P. (n.d.). With Ellen Pao Gone, What Is It Reddit Actually Wants? Retrieved August 28, 2015, from http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/07/11/with-ellen-pao-gone-what-is-it-reddit-actually-wants/

The Social-Network Illusion That Tricks Your Mind. (2015, June 30). MIT’s Technology Review. Retrieved from http://www.technologyreview.com/view/538866/the-social-network-illusion-that-tricks-your-mind/

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