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Exercise 1

Avg difficulty 2.5

Write whether the argument described is inductive or deductive:

  1. The first five terms of the sequence were all odd, therefore the sixth term will also be odd.

  2. My dog is afraid of loud noises. Today is the fourth of July, so there will be fireworks. My dog will be afraid today.

Lee et al., Math in Society, §1.7 Describing and Critiquing Arguments, Exercise 1

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