Particularity and Generality A particular statement is a statement about one or more specific members of a class of objects. A general statement is a statement about all the members of a dass of objects.
Complete the following paragraph:
There is a tradition, stemming from the time of Aristotle, regarding particularity and generality in deductive and inductive reasoning. Although it is now rejected by modern logicians, the Aristotelian tradition holds that deductive arguments proceed from theto thewhile Inductive arguments proceed from theto the.
Consider the following arguments. Indicate whether the premises and conclusions of the arguments are partea statements or general statements. Then indicate whether each argument is deductive or inductive according to the modern view of deduction and Induction
Argument A
Premise: All teachers who have taught math thus far have been nerdy.
Conclusion: The next math teacher to take up the profession will also be nerdy.
Argument A proceeds from theto the.
According to the modern view or deduction and induction, Argument A is .
Arguments B
Premise: The number 2 is a prime number, and the number 2 is divisible by 2.
Conclusion: Some prime number is divisible by 2.
Argument B proceeds from theto the.
According to the modern view of eduction and induction, Argument B is.