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Philosophy 203: Scientific Reasoning Test: The Structure of Arguments Part IV: Truth, Validity, Soundness, and Correctness (10 points). Directions: Evaluate the following statements and in the appropriate place provided, write in the word "true" or the word "false" in accordance with your evaluation. 1. __________ All inductive arguments are correct.2. __________ All deductive arguments are valid. 3. __________ All sound arguments are valid. 4. __________ All valid arguments are sound. 5. __________ Induction by complete enumeration is really deduction. 6. __________ A correct inductive argument could have true premisses and a false conclusion. 7. __________ A good inductive argument is highly probable. 8. __________ A deductive argument is always totally certain. 9. __________ A valid deductive argument could have true premisses and a false conclusion. 10. __________ Even though science is an inductive inquiry, scientists also use deductive arguments. BACK TO TEST ON THE STRUCTURE OF ARGUMENTS
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