More Inductive vs Deductive Reasoning Practice Name: Class Period: Date: Write whether the following arguments are inductive or deductive

1. 
   The Giants have lost their last seven games. Thus, they will probably lose their next game.
   

2. 
   If you brush and floss your teeth daily then you will have fewer cavities. Marie brushes and flosses her teeth daily. Thus, she will have fewer cavities.
   

4. Four out of five times I beat Corey at pool and I'm going to play him tomorrow. So, I'll very likely win.

5. No man has ever gotten pregnant. Thus, no man ever will get pregnant.
6. Most of the people I know are pro-choice, therefore, most people are pro-choice on abortion.

7. It has been observed that earthquakes precede the eruption of volcanoes. Thus, earthquakes cause volcanoes to erupt.

8. No triangle is a square because all triangles have three sides and squares have four sides.

9. Since more than half of all automobile accidents involve drivers under twenty-five, it follows that drivers under twenty-five are probably a greater driving risk than those older than twenty-five.

10. Smith missed work today. He must be ill because in the past he’s only missed work when he’s been ill.

11. The presidential candidate that Maine selects usually indicates the one who’ll be elected. So, it’s safe to say, “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.”

12. Every class I’ve taken so far has had an even male-female distribution in it. It’s obvious, then, that the student population of this college is evenly divided between males and females.

13. Sandy was either present or she knew someone who was present. If she was present, then she knows more than she’s admitting. If she knew someone who was present, then she knows more than she’s admitting. Either way, Sandy knows more than she’s admitting.

14. This argument is valid because its premises logically entail its conclusion, and any argument whose premises logically entail its conclusion is valid.

15. All cats have fur. Xena is a cat; therefore, Xena has fur.

16. All humans have a nose. Bobby is human; therefore, Bobby has a nose.

True or False:

17. Conclusions based on inductive reasoning will always be true.