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lily909
This book is popular with my male friends. Therefore, I think you, as a guy, will probably like it as well.

Is the argument above inductive or deductive? Why?

A)It is inductive because it is based on personal experience.

B)It is deductive because it is based on a personal experience.

C)It is inductive because it is based on a general principle.

D)It is deductive because it is based on a general principle.

help please

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lily909
This book is popular with my male friends. Therefore, I think you, as a guy, will probably like it as well.

 

Is the argument above inductive or deductive? Why?

A)It is inductive because it is based on personal experience.

B)It is deductive because it is based on a personal experience.

C)It is inductive because it is based on a general principle.

D)It is deductive because it is based on a general principle.

 help please

anonymous · Answer

Well let's see. "Popular with my male friends" so therefore you can rule out general principles

anonymous · Answer

So rule out C and D

anonymous · Answer

It is a personal experience.

anonymous · Answer

The definition of inductive is characterized by the inference of general laws from particular instances

anonymous · Answer

The definition of deductive is characterized by the inference of particular instances from a general law

anonymous · Answer

It is B since it's "I think you...." is not a general law, it's a particular statement, and then "as a guy, will probably like it as well" is a generalized statement.