DEDUCTIVE INFERENCES All cats have dander. Dander makes me sneeze. This cat will make me sneeze. We put two and two together and make a DEDUCTIVE INFERENCE. Most of the time we apply a generality to a particular. In a DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENT our conclusion is intended to follow with absolute certainty. INDUCTIVE INFERENCES After examining a series of individuals, we find a pattern Based on the PATTERN, we make an INDUCTIVE INFERENCE. Experience with/knowledge of cats Cats make me sneeze. In an inductive argument our conclusion is thought to follow with some degree of probability, rather than with absolute certainty. FORMULA FOR AN INDUCTIVE ARGUMENT X has property a, b, and c. Y has property a, b, and c. X has property p. Therefore, Y has property p. INDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS Experience with a sample class Generalizing or making a rule about the target class, which is either a class or an individual The last red ant I touched bit me. That red ant will bite if I touch it.