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Examples of Deductive Arguments

This document provides examples of deductive and inductive arguments. Deductive arguments include premises that if true, guarantee the truth of the conclusion. Examples given are that all dogs are mammals with kidneys, all squares are rectangles with four sides, and Socrates is mortal since all men are. Inductive arguments make generalizations based on patterns observed, but conclusions may not follow with certainty, such as all swans seen being white does not guarantee all are.

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Examples of Deductive Arguments

This document provides examples of deductive and inductive arguments. Deductive arguments include premises that if true, guarantee the truth of the conclusion. Examples given are that all dogs are mammals with kidneys, all squares are rectangles with four sides, and Socrates is mortal since all men are. Inductive arguments make generalizations based on patterns observed, but conclusions may not follow with certainty, such as all swans seen being white does not guarantee all are.

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Examples of Deductive Arguments

All dogs are mammals. All mammals have kidneys. Therefore all dogs have kidneys.
Since all squares are rectangles, and all rectangles have four sides, all squares have four sides.
All chemists are smart, since chemists are scientists and all scientists are smart. (Note: Although the
conclusion is probably false, the flaw in the argument is that one of the premises is presumably false; it
remains true that if the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true.)
Since all men are mortal, and Socrates is a man, Socrates is mortal.
The sun is a star; the sun has planets; therefore some stars have planets.
Examples of Inductive Arguments
All swans we have seen have been white; therefore all swans are white.
All swans we have seen have been white; therefore the next swan we see will be white.
All known planets travel about the sun in ellipitical orbits; therefore all planets travel about the sun in
ellipitical orbits.
Exploration of the surface of Mars has produced some surprising facts. Therefore exploration of the
surface of Jupiter will produce some surprising facts.
Since Chris is a good athlete, Chris's sister must be a good athlete also.

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