tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509917172803561453.post5639428449886071105..comments2023-09-17T08:05:50.948-07:00Comments on venture philosophy .: My philosopher's closetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509917172803561453.post-76027313726313198932013-07-19T01:09:31.214-07:002013-07-19T01:09:31.214-07:00Thank you
I appreciate comment such as yours. The...Thank you<br /><br />I appreciate comment such as yours. They make me smarter and better when it comes to understanding the world. <br /><br />These kinds of posts are very important and meaningful. Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513772575580226009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509917172803561453.post-64869398430383729742013-07-18T15:16:35.251-07:002013-07-18T15:16:35.251-07:00What you're talking about here, with major and...What you're talking about here, with major and minor premises, is not deductive reasoning itself, but only a particular form of deductive reasoning, the syllogism. <br /><br />The difference between the major and minor premise in a syllogism has nothing to do with "a more specific and narrowly applicable fact". What distinguishes the major premise from the minor premise is that the major premise contains the term which is the predicate of the conclusion. That's all. Look at the conclusion and then you've identified the major premise. It has nothing to do with the content of the premise, specific, narrow or otherwise.<br /><br />Also, deductive vs. inductive reasoning is not defined as general to specific or specific to general. Yes, most deductive arguments will proceed from general statements to particular statements and most inductive arguments go the other way. It's one of those incidental correlations, so it's a convenient way to think of it. But it's not the correct way to think of it. It's very easy to construct a deductive argument which goes from particular to general.<br /><br />The defining difference between a deductive argument and an inductive argument lies in what level of support the premises provide for the conclusion. A valid deductive argument, with true premises will guarantee the truth of the conclusion. The best inductive argument, with true premises, can only offer evidence for the truth of the conclusion. That's the difference.månesteinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442277691860213285noreply@blogger.com