Inductive reasons?

Question

can you give me examples of inductive reasonings(action took and reason)

Answer 1

Many people distinguish between two basic kinds of reasoning inductive and deductive. Induction is usually described as moving from the specific to the general, while deduction begins with the general and ends with the specific; arguments based on experience or observation are best expressed inductively, while arguments based on laws, rules, or other widely accepted principles are best expressed deductively.

For example, if I observe that I kicked a ball and it moved across the floor, I might inductively reason, that if I did it again with another ball, it too would move across the floor.

Other examples:
I notice that a specific patch of ice feels cold to my fingers. I might induce that all ice is cold.

I see a bunch of crows that are black, I inductively reason that *all* crows are black.

Note: this can get you into trouble because not all inductive reasoning leads to guaranteed logical truth.

For example, if I notice that all the students in my math class are female, I might induce that only females take math. But it was just that my specific class was all female, and therefore it was an invalid conclusion.

Similarly, if I let go of a rock, it falls to the ground. I therefore inductively assume that when I let go of *any* object it will fall to the ground. (Try it with a helium balloon.)

These are all examples of *inductive* reasoning, but it also shows how inductive reasoning can lead to a fallacious conclusion.