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According to the inductive reasoning for the statement - Every house that burned down on the block was caused by faulty wiring. Your conclusion is that all homes on the block have faulty wiring.
Is your conclusion logically correct?
According to the inductive reasoning for the statement - Every house that burned down on the block was caused by faulty wiring. Your conclusion is that all homes on the block have faulty wiring.
Is your conclusion logically correct?
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Solution
The correct option is C Can't be said
When we use deductive reasoning, we arrive at correct logical arguments while inductive reasoning may or may not provide us with a correct outcome. Here according to the statement every house that burned down on the block was caused by faulty wiring and what we concluded that all homes on the block have faulty wiring might or might not be true so our conclusion may or may not be correct.
When we use deductive reasoning, we arrive at correct logical arguments while inductive reasoning may or may not provide us with a correct outcome. Here according to the statement every house that burned down on the block was caused by faulty wiring and what we concluded that all homes on the block have faulty wiring might or might not be true so our conclusion may or may not be correct.
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