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Deciding Deductive vs. Inductive

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Classify by the claim being made: words like "necessarily," "certainly," "it must be" signal deductive intent; "probably," "likely," "chances are" signal inductive.

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"The sun has risen every day, so it will *probably* rise tomorrow" — inductive by its own admission.

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Absent indicators, judge by the argument's best reading — charity again (024).

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