60pts.) Indicate whether the following Part II (Deduction and Induction) (4pts,
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60pts.) Indicate whether the following Part II (Deduction and Induction) (4pts, ea. x 15 arguments are deductive or inductive If the argument is deductive, identify the category most fitting (1) An argument based on definitions (2) An argument based on mathematical and/or geometric reasoning (3) An argument from a scientific law If the argument is inductive, identify the category most fitting: (1) An analogy (2) A generalization (3) A prediction/probabilities. (6) An argument to a scientific law (4) An argument based on cause and effect reasoning (5) An argument based on an appeal to authority (1) Joe is an identical twin. Hence, Joe has a brother (2) The tracks left in the snow were made by a biped and they look human like. But they are much too large to have been made by a human. The legendary creature known as Sasquatch must have made the tracks (3) It is an established law of nature that the distance traveled by a free falling object for a time, t, equals ½gt: g equals 9.8 m/s. So, after 5 seconds of free fall, an object will have traveled a distance of 122.5 meters. (4) 10 objects with various densities were placed, one at a time, in a beaker of water. Objects with a density greater than water's sank, and those objects with a density less than water's floated. Hence, as a rule, objects float in water provided their density is less than that of water's (5) The MSU football team has always done well when they had a lot of speed on the field This year's team is as slow as molasses. The MSU football team will not do well this year (6) Bob "'the Brain" has 496 points out of 500 points possible do far in the course: a 99% average so far. There is only one more test to go and it is worth just 100 more points. So the worst Bob could do in the course is an 82% average 7 When the beloved family pet, Barkus the dog, because of his advanced years became disoriented, infirm, and lived in pain we put him down. Nanna is beloved by the family but because of her advanced age she is disoriented, infirm, and lives in constant pairn Therefore, Nanna should be put down (8) I have interviewed five women that became pregnant as a result of rape. All of them elected to have an abortion. Hence, victims of rape are invariably pro-choiceExplanation / Answer
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(1) The argument is inductive because it is an argument to a scientific law.
This this argument is an inductive argument based on scientific law that identical twins are always of same gender but there are chances that Joe may have other brother or brothers.
(2). This argument is inductive because it is a probability.
This argument is an inductive argument based on probability that the legendary creature Sasquatch could have made those tracks
(3). This argument is deductive because it is based on mathematical reasoning.
In this argument mathematical facts are used to conclude the evidence hence it is a deductive argument based on mathematical facts or reasoning
(4). This argument is deductive because it is an argument from a scientific law.
This this argument is based on the scientific law of buoyancy.
(5). This argument is inductive because it is an argument based on cause and effect reasoning.
(6). This argument is inductive because it is an it is an argument based on prediction.
(7). This argument is inductive because it is an analogy.
(8). This argument is inductive because it is a generalisation.
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