Philosophy 120: Critical thinking Question. 1. Fred is found brutally murdered,
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Philosophy 120: Critical thinking Question.
1. Fred is found brutally murdered, covered with stab wounds. Blood is spattered all over the place. The police interview Fred's friends, and all of them mention that he and Sally had recently had a bitter separation, so the police hypothesize that Sally did it. They reason that if Sally did it: (1) she'd have no good alibi for Saturday night, when the murder was commiteted (she doesn't). (2) Because the stabs enter Fred's body from the right, Sally would be left-handed (she is). (3) Because the stab wounds are quite deep, Sally would have to have good upper-body strength (she does - she's been working out at a gym for a year) (4). Because blood was spattered all over Sally's clothing would either have blood in it, or have been washed since Saturday (all her clothes have very recently been washed.) The police conclude that Sally did it.
Choose one answer:
a. Induction by Confirmation
b. Inductive Generalization
c. Argument by Analogy (properties)
d. Argument by Analogy (relations)
Explanation / Answer
Answer:
a. Induction by Confirmation
whenever observational data and evidence "speak in favor of" or support scientific theories and everyday hypotheses. Historically, confirmation has been closely related to the problem of induction
The question of what to believe regarding the future in the face of knowledge that is restricted to the past and present.