Deductive Vs. Inductive Inferences

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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.
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