If an argument is inductive, then you
should look for certain words or phrases that suggest the conclusion. Inductive
arguments happen in our daily life almost every day. For example, this last
week I was trying to figure out what to wear to school the next day. I used my
judgment of what the weather was like the day before to help me decide what to
wear. If it was a little chilly in the morning but became hot in the afternoon,
I would know to wear a light jacket to school in the morning. If it were hot in
the morning and hot in the afternoon, I would not wear a jacket. If it were
cold in the morning and cold in the afternoon, I would bring a heavy jacket to
school to make myself feel warm. Additionally, listening to the weather channel
that day helps make a decision by the use of pictures and words the reporter is
giving. In this case, my conclusion was right using inductive reasoning.
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad you used this example because that's a problem that I have every day as well! For me, I kind of gave up on believing the news for the weather because they always tell me the wrong thing, so I don't dress correctly. So now, I just look out the window before leaving the house, and hope the rest of the day stays the same. Although, there are times when the weather changes on me mid-day, I just try to stick it out until I can go home. You can just never tell when it comes to the weather. I think your example is a good one for inductive reasoning.
ReplyDeleteHello Shortie,
ReplyDeleteI like how your personal inductive example, short and easy to understand. In your example, weather of the day is the conclusion and what to wear is the premise. Your example is definitely a good example of inductive argument. I usually go back to San Francisco in the weekends. The weather down here is different than the weather in San Francisco. Therefore, I have to check what is the weather up in San Francisco before I depart from my apartment. If the weather is chilly which happens all the time, I will have to bring a jacket with me. That’s why I think weather channel is very useful.
Thank you,
Adrian
Hello Shortie,
ReplyDeleteThis is a good inductive argument example that all of us use everyday! (Perhaps maybe females more than males would, haha.) I also think the same thing when I plan clothes to wear; if the weather was hot and humid yesterday, I would assume that it would be hot and humid today too. I also like to check my phone for a quick update to see what the temperature is. Your example is also great because the weather from yesterday won't guarantee the same weather today. It could be possible that yesterday was raining and today is blazing hot.
Hi Shortie,
ReplyDeleteYou have a good example of an inductive argument. For some reason, I did not think about any of this in high school. I never bothered to look at the weather in the morning so if it was cold in the morning, I'd dress warmly without thinking of the possibility that it could warm up in the afternoon. Or, it might be sunny looking in the morning so I would wear less clothes, but when I walk outside it is actually really cold. I would always be too warm or too cold. I finally started to wake up a little earlier to look at the weather on the internet so I knew what to wear.
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ReplyDeleteI believe your example of deciding what to wear in the morning is a fabulous idea. Each morning when I wake up from a long night of beauty sleep I feel distraught because I'm not sure what to wear. Instead of letting myself wake up like a worry wart I decided to check the weather on-line the night before. By knowing what the weather is expected to be the night before and looking outside the morning of I feel that I am putting my best foot forward to be most appropriately dressed for the days wondrous activities.