Determine whether the following arguments are inductive or deductive. If an argument is inductive, determine whether it
Question:
Determine whether the following arguments are inductive or deductive. If an argument is inductive, determine whether it is strong or weak. If it is deductive, determine whether it is valid or invalid.1. Since Tom is the brother of Agatha, and Agatha is the mother of Raquel, it follows that Tom is the uncle of Raquel. 2. Since Christmas is always on a Thursday, it follows that the day after Christmas is always a Friday. 3. Suppose figure A is a triangle having two equal angles. It follows that figure A has two equal sides. 4. By accident Karen baked her brownies two hours longer than she should have. Therefore, they have probably been ruined. 5. After taking LSD, Alice said she saw a flying saucer land in the shopping center parking lot. Since Alice has a reputation for always telling the truth, we must conclude that a flying saucer really did land there.6. The picnic scheduled in the park for tomorrow will most likely be canceled. Its been snowing for six days straight.7. Circle A has exactly twice the diameter of circle B. From this we may conclude that circle A has exactly twice the area of circle B.8. This cash register drawer contains over 100 coins. Three coins selected at random were found to have dates earlier than 1960. Therefore, probably all of the9. Since x + y = 10 and x = 7 it follows that y = 4.10. Statistics reveal that 86 percent of those who receive flu shots do not get the flu. Jack received a flu shot one month ago. Therefore, he should be immune, even though the flu is going around now.
A Concise Introduction to Logic
ISBN: 978-1305958098
13th edition
Authors: Patrick J. Hurley, Lori Watson