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Induction is reasoning from the particular to the general. The example shown below illustrates this. If we see enough cases in which something is true and we never see a case in which it is false, we tend to conclude that it is always true.
I have seen 1000 black ravens.
I have never seen a raven that is not black.
Therefore, every raven is black.
Now try red Hondas.
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Induction is distinguished from other forms of reasoning, such as abduction, deduction, and analogical reasoning).
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