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Three Fallacies of Induction
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hasty lazy forgetful
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a. Hasty Conclusion-
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basing an induction/conclusion on an insufficient amount of evidence
i. Most common ii. Example: 1. All cars have four wheels based on 35 cars when there are lots of cars in the world |
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b. Lazy Induction-
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not drawing a conclusion as strong as the evidence suggests
i. Example: 1. If you say some students have hair, but evidence shows that all have hair |
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c. Forgetful Induction-
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neglecting some relevant data that may change the conclusion
i. Very important and detrimental ii. Example: 1. Ignoring research that negates your thesis |
