Which of the Following Are All Inductive Arguments

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are all inductive arguments?

• A) Predictions, arguments based on signs, arguments from authority.
• B) Arguments based on mathematics, arguments from definition, syllogisms.
• C) Arguments from definition, causal inferences, arguments based on signs.
• D) Arguments from authority, hypothetical syllogisms, arguments from analogy.
• E) Disjunctive syllogisms, arguments from authority, generalizations.

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Definitions:

Interest Rates

The cost of borrowing money or the return on savings, usually expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed or saved.

Portfolio Beta

A measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole, indicating how much the investment’s value is expected to fluctuate.

Expected Return

The weighted average of all possible returns for a given investment, where the weights are the probabilities of each outcome, representing an anticipation of gains on an asset.

Market Risk Premium

The additional return over the risk-free rate that investors require to compensate them for the extra risk of investing in the stock market.