DEDUCTIVE VS INDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS

Student Name:

Student Id:

Professor Name:

1
Inductive Argument:

Inductive thinking includes making inferences from realities, utilizing logical concepts. We
reach these sorts of conclusion constantly, In the event that an inductive argument is solid, the
reality of the reason would mean the conclusion is likely. On the off chance that an inductive
argument is powerless, the logic associating the reason and the conclusion is wrong. ("Inductive
reasoning", 2019)

Example:

Hindus are from Hinduism society (assumption). Most Hindus love to eat fish (assumption).
Hindus love to eat fish (conclusion result).

According to this, if the claims are correct then it is still high chances or possibility that the
conclusion may differ or false (maybe Socrates doesn’t like to eat fish or allergic to fish, for
example) ("Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning: Make Smarter Arguments, Better Decisions, and
Stronger Conclusions", 2019) Word which will in general imprint an argument as inductive—
and thus probabilistic instead of essential—incorporate words like most likely, likely, perhaps
and sensibly. The types are as follows;

Generalized:

Makes a conclusion result from speculation. “all the England born I have seen are white;
therefore, all the England born are white.”

Statistical inferences:

Derived a result based on research, facts, and figures which can prove your finding and result
“95 percent of England born are white” (an assume figure, of course); therefore, a random
selected England born will probably be white.”

Sample:

drive a result or conclusion for one group by dependent on the other group result, which we also
called sample group. For example, “There are ten England born in my class and all are white;
therefore, England born students in my neighbor’s class are probably also white.”

Analogous:

2
It derives the result by considering the shared properties of the two sample group. “All United
Kingdom people are white. England is a part of the United Kingdom. Therefore, all England
born (Englishmen) are probably white.”

Predictive:

with the help of the past result and experiences, we drive our results and go towards the
conclusion. example, “I visited England last year and all the people I saw were white. Therefore,
when I visit again, all the People I sees will probably be white.”

Causal inference:

drive a conclusion, dependent on a causal association. For example, all England born are white.
I saw a white guy drinking coffee. The person was probably born in England.”

Deductive Argument:
A deductive contention is a contention that is planned to be legitimate and right, that is to give
affirmation and surety of reality that is introduced in the end is right. this can likewise be
intricate in such a route by saying, that, in a deductive contention, the contention dependably
hopes to give such solid help to the outcome that, if the contention is substantial, by then it
would be inconceivable for the end to be inaccurate. Deductive arguments are used to derive
mathematical theorems and formulas, and in geometrical proofs.

Example,

Let’s assume that you’re willing to find and eat fruit. You opened the refrigerator and sees a
celery stick, a granny smith, and a full cup of beans. You're assured that neither celery sticks nor
beans are fruit. Moreover, you are also aware that all apples consider fruit, and Granny Smith is a
sort of an apple. Therefore, Granny Smith is an apple and a fruit.

This is a case of syllogism, a type of deductive thinking. Deductive thinking is a kind of

rationale where general arguments, or premises, are utilized to shape a particular conclusion. The
other kind of deductive thinking is contingent thinking.

Syllogisms:

Syllogisms are deductive arguments that are written in the structure:

3
A is B

C is A

Therefore, C is B

On the off chance that we separated the syllogism into the result, we would get:

Arguments: All apples consider fruits.

Arguments: A Granny Smith is an apple.

The Conclusion Result: Therefore, a Granny Smith is an apple that means it is a fruit.

Uses of Deductive Arguments:

Deductive arguments used mainly in;

a) Mathematics

b) Sciences

c) Philosophical debates

Difference between Deductive and Inductive:

It may seem like that inductive argument is not as much powerful, then deductive arguments
because in the inductive argument there are always 100 of chances that our argument arriving at
a false conclusion, but that is implicit, in our argument. This means that deductive reasoning
doesn’t allow us to come upon a new idea or thought, we are just shown to the information
which was unrecognized previously (Cline, 2019) Therefore, beyond any doubt truth-saving
nature of deductive arguments comes to the detriment of innovative reasoning.

An inductive argument, furnish us with new thoughts and ideas, alongside this, it also gave the
chance to understand or discover the world theories which are still hidden. While the deductive
argument may use frequently in the field of science, but Most of the researcher of the different
field use the inductive argument because of their progressively open-finished structure. Logical
investigation and most inventive undertakings, overall, start with a "possibly," "likely" or
"imagine a scenario where?" method of reasoning, and this is the universe of inductive thinking.
Inductive reasoning always gives you the edge to understand the different hidden things of the

4
world. A new thought or a new claim that may affect the upcoming generation in a positive
manner. Unlike deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning keep the researcher busy in making the
argument valid, which make the conclusion valid in the end.

Conclusion:

Both, inductive and deductive arguments are creating an impact in the field of research. One in
creating new ideas and generating the thoughts that never been thought before, and on the other
hand second one is giving the truth to the world of all the claims. Both have different ways to
operate and effective in their respective field.

5
References

Cline, A. (2019). The Difference between Deductive and Inductive Reasoning in Arguments.
Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/deductive-and-inductive-arguments-249754

Inductive reasoning. (2018). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductive_reasoning

Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning: Make Smarter Arguments, Better Decisions, and Stronger
Conclusions. (2019). Retrieved from https://fs.blog/2018/05/deductive-inductive-reasoning/