http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/09859336497580798442/notebooks/BDRzpIgoQnaGhhewh2008-07-08T04:56:05.088Zinference » inductionGlossary of selected Judgement and Decision-making, Belief-related, and other Psychology termsGoogle Notebook1110http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/09859336497580798442/notebooks/BDRzpIgoQnaGhhewh/NDSzpIgoQ6Kunhewh2006-11-07T04:25:25.736Z2008-07-08T04:56:05.088ZInference A processin which one draws a conclusionusing...<div> </div>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">Inference</span></i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"><br>A <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQNsIgoQ1NLmyPgh"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">process</font></span></a> in which one draws a <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDSJLIgoQ6J3nt_Mh"><span style="color:#cc0000"><font color="#990000">conclusion</font></span></a> using <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQ0HIwoQlI61wfEh"><span style="color:#c00000"><font color="#990000">probabilistic principles</font></span></a> on the basis of a certain body of <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQNsIgoQ6szzt_Mh"><span style="color:#cc0000"><font color="#990000">evidence</font></span></a> (</span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#cc0000;font-family:Verdana">induction</span></i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">), or from premises using a set of <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/07491261619920101511/BDSzpIgoQiv32g4gi"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">logical</font></span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDSXVIgoQgf72__Yh"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">rules</font></span></a> (</span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#cc0000;font-family:Verdana">deduction</span></i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">); also the conclusion so drawn.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#cc0000;font-family:Arial">†</span><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#cc0000;font-family:Arial">Induction</span></i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#cc0000;font-family:Arial"><br><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRIKIgoQl5beq_Uh"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">Reasoning</font></span></a> from one or some instances, </span><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#cc0000;font-family:Verdana">specific</span></i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#cc0000;font-family:Arial"> cases and <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDSzpIgoQyu-Gyfgh"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">events</font></span></a>, to a general <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRhPIgoQzZ3Up_Yh"><span style="color:#990000"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">principle</font></span></a> which can be applied to other cases or to a whole <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/07491261619920101511/BDSG8IgoQh5zT7Z8i"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">category</font></span></a>, probabilistic in nature.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#cc0000;font-family:Arial">Inductive argument</span></i><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#cc0000;font-family:Arial"><br></span></i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#cc0000;font-family:Arial">An argument in which the evidence presented provides <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/07491261619920101511/BDQtPIgoQg8HOn4si"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">good grounds</font></span></a> for thinking the conclusion is <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDSaYIgoQ896Xhewh"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">probably</font></span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQtPIgoQ6Lrrzvch"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">true</font></span></a>, but without completely ruling out the possibility that the conclusion may be <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/07491261619920101511/BDR09IgoQ5efAyIsi"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">false</font></span></a> even if the evidence provided is excellent.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">(see also: <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQeQIgoQle3Zq_Uh"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">argument</font></span></a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRQYIwoQ5M_z5vIh"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">fallacy</font></span></a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/07491261619920101511/BDSzpIgoQiv32g4gi"><span style="color:#990000"><font color="#990000">logic</font></span></a>)</span></p></div>
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