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Keywords: conclusion, argument, improbable, premises, probable

C&P page: Definition: An argument in which the premises do not guarantee the conclusion, but do cast a high (50%) probability on it. Comment: When the premises of an inductive argument are true, and there is no defeating evidence, the conclusion is given a high (50%) probability of truth. "Most elves are green. Olaf is an elf. So Olaf is green." Obviously it doesn't follow from these premises that Olaf is green, but, in view of the premises, "Olaf is green" is more probable than "Olaf is not green." If you know only that the premises are true, you still don't know that Olaf is green, but other things being equal, that's your best guess.

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an argument intended to provide probable - not conclusive - support for its conclusion

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an argument in which it is thought that the premises provide reasons supporting the probable truth of the conclusion

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an argument in which the premises are claimed to support the conclusion in such a way that if they are assumed true, it is improbable that the conclusion is false

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an argument in which the premises are claimed to support the conclusion in such a way that it is improbable for the premises to be true and the conclusion false

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an argument such that the premises provide (or appear to provide) some degree of support (but less than complete support) for the conclusion

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an argument where the premis

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an argument whose conclusion claims to follow with probability from its premises

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An argument in which the premises are intended merely to count toward, or make probable, the conclusion. To determine whether the logic of an inductive argument is successful, a good rule of thumb is to ask these questions: Do the premises count toward the conclusion? If the premises were true, would that make the conclusion probable

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( philo.) - Infer one statement from another. Even if the premises are true, the conclusion can still be false. Theories are based on inductive conclusions.

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involves the claim that the truth of its premises provides some grounds for its conclusion or makes the conclusion more probable; the terms valid and invalid cannot be applied.

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An argument the conclusion of which is a generalization from similar observations or other similar data points, which serve as reasons.

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