Suppose That Applying the Rules for Inductive Generalization to an Argument

question 24

Multiple Choice

Suppose that applying the rules for inductive generalization to an argument by analogy shows that the analogy's generalization is either weak or false.What follows?

• A)The argument does not provide good evidence for its conclusion.
• B)If the generalization is false, then the conclusion is false.If it is weak, then the conclusion is only weakly supported.
• C)The conclusion is false.
• D)The analogy has the wrong form and must be restructured.
• E)Since the inductive part of the argument is flawed, the deductive part will turn out to be invalid.

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