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Truth and Opinion As Method of Philosophizing

This document provides examples of different types of reasoning and fallacies. For each situation described in the first column, students must identify the type of reasoning in the second column and justify their answer in the third column. The types of reasoning include induction, deduction, and different logical fallacies. Students are meant to analyze each situation and determine whether the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises (deductive reasoning) or is probable based on past experiences (inductive reasoning), or if it involves a logical fallacy.

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Truth and Opinion As Method of Philosophizing

This document provides examples of different types of reasoning and fallacies. For each situation described in the first column, students must identify the type of reasoning in the second column and justify their answer in the third column. The types of reasoning include induction, deduction, and different logical fallacies. Students are meant to analyze each situation and determine whether the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises (deductive reasoning) or is probable based on past experiences (inductive reasoning), or if it involves a logical fallacy.

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APPLICATION

Read and analyze the situations given on the 1st column. Then, identify the type of reasoning
and write it in the 2nd column; justify your answer and write it in the 3rd column. An example is
already given to set as your guide.

Situations Type of Evaluation of Conclusion


Reasoning

Whenever Julia has attended 1.Induction Reasoning 2. The conclusion is uncertain


a tutorial session, she notices so it is induction reasoning
that her grades have
improved. Julia attends
tutorial sessions and she
concludes her grades will
improve.

If Eduardo decides to go to a 3. Deductive Reasoning 4. The conclusion is based on


concert tonight, he will miss a fact. So, it is deductive
football practice. Tonight, reasoning.
Eduardo went to the concert.
Eduardo missed his football
practice.

Every Wednesday, Lilia’s 5. Induction Reasoning 6. The conclusion has


mother calls. Today is uncertain income so it is an
Wednesday, so Lilia induction reasoning.
concludes her mother will
call.

Those who drink alcoholic 7. Deductive Reasoning 8. The result is based on a


liquors beyond the moderate fact. So, it is deductive
level are drunkards. Leo reasoning.
drinks alcoholic liquor beyond
moderation. Therefore Leo is
drunkard.

Situation Kind of Explanation


Fallacy

Since the students have no 9. Post Hoc 10. Because there is no link
questions concerning the False Cause between having no question
topics discussed in class, the and the readiness of the
students are ready for a test. students to take the test
I know we don't love each 11. Slippery Slope 12. Because the conclusion
other. But if we don't get of the argument based on the
married it will crush my alleged chain has no proper
mother’s heart. You know she evidence that those things
has a weak heart. Do you might occur.
really want to do that to her?

I have a right to free speech 13. Petitio Principii 14. Because the premise (i
so I can say what I want and Begging the have a right to free speech)
you shouldn't try to stop me. Question and conclusion (i can say
what i want) says the same
thing.

If you don’t share this 15.Red Herring 16. Because it changed the
message, something terrible subject from sharing a
and disaster shall fall upon message to another subject
you. which makes the arguer
diverts the attention in
another matter.

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