Inductive Reasoning

Author : Treat Preston
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500109325
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Figure Things Out written by Treat Preston and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decisions We Make: How To Figure Things Out - Inductive Reasoning versus Deductive Reasoning is a most unusual book where the reader is taught how to figure things out using a step-by step process developed by one of the nation's leading behavioral scientist and best-selling author, Dr. Treat Preston. This book addresses such issues as the decisions we make, deadly decisions, inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, reasoning skills, argumentation and debate, argumentation critical thinking in action. It leaves no stone unturned in its effort to teach its readers the value of being able to figure things out and developing a habit of proper decision making. Here is the TABLE OF CONTENTS: DISCLAIMER AND TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT:Introduction – There Are Two Sides to Every ArgumentChapter 1 - Laying A Proper FoundationChapter 2 – Inductive ReasoningChapter 3 – Deductive ReasoningChapter 4 – Intellectual versus Emotional DecisionsChapter 5 – Why We Must DecideChapter 6 – Summing It All UpI Have a Special Gift for My ReadersMeet the AuthorThe topic of “figuring things out” is not a subject taught in schools and it should be. Learning at a young age the art of reasoning and thinking is an essential tool to take from childhood into adulthood. Decision making should be based on facts and not emotion. Once all of the facts are garnered, a person is free to decide on what side of an argument they actually believe and reside but the decision should be based on fact and not emotion.

Author : Aidan Feeney
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139465910
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inductive Reasoning written by Aidan Feeney and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-09-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without inductive reasoning, we couldn't generalize from one instance to another, derive scientific hypotheses, or predict that the sun will rise again tomorrow morning. Despite the widespread nature of inductive reasoning, books on this topic are rare. Indeed, this is the first book on the psychology of inductive reasoning in twenty years. The chapters survey recent advances in the study of inductive reasoning and address questions about how it develops, the role of knowledge in induction, how best to model people's reasoning, and how induction relates to other forms of thinking. Written by experts in philosophy, developmental science, cognitive psychology, and computational modeling, the contributions here will be of interest to a general cognitive science audience as well as to those with a more specialized interest in the study of thinking.

Author : Gregory Johnson
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262337770
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Argument and Inference written by Gregory Johnson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough and practical introduction to inductive logic with a focus on arguments and the rules used for making inductive inferences. This textbook offers a thorough and practical introduction to inductive logic. The book covers a range of different types of inferences with an emphasis throughout on representing them as arguments. This allows the reader to see that, although the rules and guidelines for making each type of inference differ, the purpose is always to generate a probable conclusion. After explaining the basic features of an argument and the different standards for evaluating arguments, the book covers inferences that do not require precise probabilities or the probability calculus: the induction by confirmation, inference to the best explanation, and Mill's methods. The second half of the book presents arguments that do require the probability calculus, first explaining the rules of probability, and then the proportional syllogism, inductive generalization, and Bayes' rule. Each chapter ends with practice problems and their solutions. Appendixes offer additional material on deductive logic, odds, expected value, and (very briefly) the foundations of probability. Argument and Inference can be used in critical thinking courses. It provides these courses with a coherent theme while covering the type of reasoning that is most often used in day-to-day life and in the natural, social, and medical sciences. Argument and Inference is also suitable for inductive logic and informal logic courses, as well as philosophy of sciences courses that need an introductory text on scientific and inductive methods.

Author : P.A. Flach
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401706069
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Abduction and Induction written by P.A. Flach and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the very beginning of their investigation of human reasoning, philosophers have identified two other forms of reasoning, besides deduction, which we now call abduction and induction. Deduction is now fairly well understood, but abduction and induction have eluded a similar level of understanding. The papers collected here address the relationship between abduction and induction and their possible integration. The approach is sometimes philosophical, sometimes that of pure logic, and some papers adopt the more task-oriented approach of AI. The book will command the attention of philosophers, logicians, AI researchers and computer scientists in general.

Author : John H. Holland
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262580960
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Induction written by John H. Holland and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two psychologists, a computer scientist, and a philosopher have collaborated to present a framework for understanding processes of inductive reasoning and learning in organisms and machines. Theirs is the first major effort to bring the ideas of several disciplines to bear on a subject that has been a topic of investigation since the time of Socrates. The result is an integrated account that treats problem solving and induction in terms of rule�based mental models. Induction is included in the Computational Models of Cognition and Perception Series. A Bradford Book.

Author : Anthony M. Coyne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Inductive Reasoning written by Anthony M. Coyne and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the basic principles of inductive logic including traditional material, such as Mill's methods, as well as more modern topics, such as statistical testing of hypotheses.

Author : J. C. Barnes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119110726
Total Pages : 967 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2 Volume Set written by J. C. Barnes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-09-08 with total page 967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE The most comprehensive reference work on research designs and methods in criminology and criminal justice This Encyclopedia of Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice offers a comprehensive survey of research methodologies and statistical techniques that are popular in criminology and criminal justice systems across the globe. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners in the field, it offers a clear insight into the techniques that are currently in use to answer the pressing questions in criminology and criminal justice. The Encyclopedia contains essential information from a diverse pool of authors about research designs grounded in both qualitative and quantitative approaches. It includes information on popular datasets and leading resources of government statistics. In addition, the contributors cover a wide range of topics such as: the most current research on the link between guns and crime, rational choice theory, and the use of technology like geospatial mapping as a crime reduction tool. This invaluable reference work: Offers a comprehensive survey of international research designs, methods, and statistical techniques Includes contributions from leading figures in the field Contains data on criminology and criminal justice from Cambridge to Chicago Presents information on capital punishment, domestic violence, crime science, and much more Helps us to better understand, explain, and prevent crime Written for undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers, The Encyclopedia of Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice is the first reference work of its kind to offer a comprehensive review of this important topic.

Author : Willis F. Overton
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1134735146
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reasoning, Necessity, and Logic written by Willis F. Overton and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A presentation of current work that systematically explores and articulates the nature, origin and development of reasoning, this volume's primary aim is to describe and examine contemporary theory and research findings on the topic of deductive reasoning. Many contributors believe concepts such as "structure," "competence," and "mental logic" are necessary features for a complete understanding of reasoning. As the book emanates from a Jean Piaget Symposium, his theory of intellectual development as the standard contemporary treatment of deductive reasoning is used as the context in which the contributors elaborate on their own perceptions.

Author : Ian Hacking
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521775014
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic written by Ian Hacking and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-07-02 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introductory 2001 textbook on probability and induction written by a foremost philosopher of science.

Author : Jennifer Vonk
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319550640
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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