PHIL 103 Reason and Argument

Evaluate the following instances of IG.

i.Label F and G

ii.Is the sample large?

iii.Is the sample representative?

(a)A poll was conducted of 180 people as they le a New York Rangers game; 72% were againstinstituting a flat tax, and so it follows with high probability that approximately 72% of all adultsin the United States are against instituting a flat tax.

(b)In order to test the boiling point of water at a given altitude, we took a liter of tap water to700 feet, heated it to boiling and measured it with a scientific thermometer. We also collected a liter of water from a stream on the mountain. e boiling point in both cases was found tobe 99.4 degrees Celsius. So, all water at this height will boil at roughly this temperature.

2.Write a passage that is an instance of an inductively strong IG.