Reading Assignment One
Inductive and deductive reasoning are two different processes that are used in order to solve problems. Both inductive and deductive reasoning have different methods of getting to a conclusion however when solving a problem often both processes are incorporated. Two different reading from Christopher Alexander and Ian L Mcharg help show the differences between Inductive and deductive reasoning.
Question one
Inductive reasoning is solution focused where there are many ideas that are proposed and tested to find the best, most valid conclusion. Inductive reasoning allows for the possibility that the conclusion is false even if all of the premises are true instead of being valid or invalid. There can be many different …show more content…
However he also uses inductive reasoning for some of his steps. Inductive reasoning follows opinions and whether they make the conclusion more true or valid. In Mcharg’s case he want’s to find the best highway alignment with the least cost on social factors included in the original method. In the highway alignment case the premises can be the different social and environmental factors Mcharg has identified. These include Forest values, recreation values, Historic values and more.
Inductive reasoning will have to be used to find values for these premises. For instance questions have to be asked of how forest values will be researched and how are values going to be found. Who will Mcharg ask, members of an environmental council or what if the people that are asked do not care about forest values. Instead, will Mcharg or the highway engineers decide the different social values. In which case it comes down to opinion rather than facts. In which case biasm could possible be introduced into the problem. The engineer or majority of residents surveyed around the forest may not care about the forest. The same can be said Historic values some people may claim different building are more historic than others. Arguments though can make a conclusion more true. The costs of building a highway can be researched based on facts and a conclusion can be brought up however social …show more content…
Without realising it I use these two different processes very frequently often every day even for small things such as surveying and maths problems. There are instances where I have utilized both processes. Inductive and deductive reasoning for can be used for simple problems such as where to eat for dinner. Using both the inductive and deductive approach a conclusion can be found. First let 's take choosing where to go to dinner, starting with the problem statement of i 'm hungry and want to eat out. First where are my options what 's my mode of transport. I can research the distance to the different options are. Upon research there is a restaurant 10 km away however I have no car or bike and in my opinion it would be to far away for me to walk. There are places that are closer and for me more accessible. Next I move on to price. From Inductive reasoning I want something more cheaper because I am a student and want to not spend money. Deductively I can research prices of the different places to eat in my radius of distant I am willing to travel to. After deductive reasoning and finding the distance and price of two or three different places. A conclusion can now be made of where I would like to eat and what kind of meal would I like. After finding the facts through deductive reasoning a decision using inductive reasoning can now be
Inductive and deductive reasoning are two different processes that are used in order to solve problems. Both inductive and deductive reasoning have different methods of getting to a conclusion however when solving a problem often both processes are incorporated. Two different reading from Christopher Alexander and Ian L Mcharg help show the differences between Inductive and deductive reasoning.
Question one
Inductive reasoning is solution focused where there are many ideas that are proposed and tested to find the best, most valid conclusion. Inductive reasoning allows for the possibility that the conclusion is false even if all of the premises are true instead of being valid or invalid. There can be many different …show more content…
However he also uses inductive reasoning for some of his steps. Inductive reasoning follows opinions and whether they make the conclusion more true or valid. In Mcharg’s case he want’s to find the best highway alignment with the least cost on social factors included in the original method. In the highway alignment case the premises can be the different social and environmental factors Mcharg has identified. These include Forest values, recreation values, Historic values and more.
Inductive reasoning will have to be used to find values for these premises. For instance questions have to be asked of how forest values will be researched and how are values going to be found. Who will Mcharg ask, members of an environmental council or what if the people that are asked do not care about forest values. Instead, will Mcharg or the highway engineers decide the different social values. In which case it comes down to opinion rather than facts. In which case biasm could possible be introduced into the problem. The engineer or majority of residents surveyed around the forest may not care about the forest. The same can be said Historic values some people may claim different building are more historic than others. Arguments though can make a conclusion more true. The costs of building a highway can be researched based on facts and a conclusion can be brought up however social …show more content…
Without realising it I use these two different processes very frequently often every day even for small things such as surveying and maths problems. There are instances where I have utilized both processes. Inductive and deductive reasoning for can be used for simple problems such as where to eat for dinner. Using both the inductive and deductive approach a conclusion can be found. First let 's take choosing where to go to dinner, starting with the problem statement of i 'm hungry and want to eat out. First where are my options what 's my mode of transport. I can research the distance to the different options are. Upon research there is a restaurant 10 km away however I have no car or bike and in my opinion it would be to far away for me to walk. There are places that are closer and for me more accessible. Next I move on to price. From Inductive reasoning I want something more cheaper because I am a student and want to not spend money. Deductively I can research prices of the different places to eat in my radius of distant I am willing to travel to. After deductive reasoning and finding the distance and price of two or three different places. A conclusion can now be made of where I would like to eat and what kind of meal would I like. After finding the facts through deductive reasoning a decision using inductive reasoning can now be