An inductive argument could be every morning for the past 3000 years the sun has come up, therefore the sun will probably come up tomorrow. ... Hume proposed that to inductive arguments we need to add a principle, such as, nature is uniform or the future resembles the past. ... Russell proposed to add to inductive arguments the laws of nature or in other words laws of physics. The problem with this is that it turns the argument deductive, and also relies on induction to justify the laws of physics. ...

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If a generalisation deduced from the premises i.e. if A is true and B is true then C must be true, it is known as deductive logic. "Deductive knowledge does not get very far is reasoning about matters of fact. ... The other form of logic is inductive logic, which has already been dismissed by Hume. ...

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The use of alternative medicines is rising not just in the United States, but worldwide. Due to the popularity of such treatments, the efficiency of these alternative medicines is often questioned. While the effectiveness of certain alternative medical practices can be determined through the use of ...

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