I reviewed the literature before starting this article. Surprised that this subject is discussed a lot with the same title, “Bias against biases.” However, I did not read any of those articles not to be influenced. Titles are suggesting to me it is mainly related to politics. I have been studying evolution theory for ten…
Abduction is the third type of logical reasoning we will discuss. After discussing the definition, I will give abductive reasoning examples and compare them to inductive and deductive reasoning. If you do not know inductive and deductive reasoning, you should consider reading the following articles first. What Is Inductive Reasoning? Inductive vs. Deductive Reasoning –…
The strength of inductive reasoning is conditional on many parameters – one of which is the diversity of the observations. We will talk about the diversity principle/effect: More diverse evidence is stronger (in general) than less diverse evidence. Children tend to generalize substantially broadly. If a child has got a new hat, she might think,…
This course aims to explain inductive reasoning and its reflection on our daily life. However, induction is only one aspect of reasoning. We will discuss deductive reasoning in this article and compare it with induction. Definition: Deduction Let’s consult our holy source, Wikipedia. Or not? Because it has a terrible page for deductive reasoning. To…
This is the Introduction article for the “Science of Induction” course. I will talk about the definition of induction and emphasize in what parts of our inductive reasoning play a major role. Definition Let’s refer our “holy” source of information for the definition, Wikipedia: Inductive reasoning is a method of reasoning in which the premises…
I am starting the first series of articles on inductive reasoning. I am planning to combine all these articles as a course: Science of Induction. I am sure there will be many changes to the course contents. Here is a planned/executed outline of the lecture: Introduction: Inductive Reasoning Types of Logical Reasoning Inductive Reasoning vs….
