WEEK 2

Question 1

deductive argument

Answer 1

argument intended to be valid

Question 2

What are the advantages of deduction?

Answer 2

• Safest form of inference (eliminates all risk)
• Can learn something is a part of the premises
• Truth/content-preserving

Question 3

monotonicity

Answer 3

if an argument is valid, it remains valid no matter how many or what premises are added (including if add contradiction because anything follows from a contradiction)

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of deduction?

Answer 4

cannot learn new content because the content of the conclusion is included in the content of the premises

Question 5

is:

1. deductive reasoning
2. inductive reasoning
3. abductive reasoning

monotonic?

Answer 5

1. monotonic
2. non-monotonic
3. non-monotonic

Question 6

principle of explosion

Answer 6

if a contradiction or false premise is proven to be true, then it proves that everything is true