Week 10 - Thinking & Reasoning

[blank_start]Inductive Reasoning[blank_end]: reasoning from specific observations to general conclusion [blank_start]Deductive Reasoning[blank_end]: reasoning from accepted premises to specific conclusions.

John majored in accountancy. John now works in an accountancy firm. Therefore, John is an accountant. This is an example of:

Knowing less makes developing a narrative fallacy easier.

[blank_start]Modus Ponens[blank_end]: all bananas are yellow, this is a banana; therefore, it is yellow. [blank_start]Affirming the Consequent[blank_end]: all bananas are yellow, this is yellow; therefore, it is a banana. [blank_start]Denying the Antecedent[blank_end]: all bananas are yellow, this is not a banana; therefore, it is not yellow. [blank_start]Modus Tollens[blank_end]: all bananas are yellow, this is not yellow; therefore, this is not a banana.