Gentco
Cogent
Rational
How you think
Type of conclusion for inductive argument
Probable
All the planets move.
Earth is a planet.
Therefore, the earth moves.
Deductive
Sipreme
Premise
Word for Physical Evidence
Empirical
Critical Thinking distinguishes between these
Statements and nonstatements
A fast type of fallacy of induction
Hasty generalization
This swan is white.
That swan is white.
Therefore, all swans are white.
Induction
Mical
Claim
Evidence goes here
Premises, in between claim and conclusion
Critical Thinking is better than this
Passive acceptance of beliefs and opinions
Name for inductive argument with little evidence
Weak
There may be real aliens because the Navy has video of fast moving objects.
Inductive
Because, Since, Furthermore are these
Premise indicator words
Critical Thinking is a source of this
Empowerment
Structural pattern for induction
From some to all
A v B
A
Therefore, B
Deduction - disjunctive syllogism
Tug namer
Argument
Evidence is not found here
Claim or conclusion
This distorts critical thinking
Group thinking
Induction by something known to explain unknown
Analogy
Using numbers as evidence of the main point.
Statistical analogy (Inductive) "Billions and billions served"--McDonalds. (The first thing people check these days is numbers--this is why people research items as part of their decision making, such as "how many likes" or "how much something costs").