Inductive reasoning is a branch of logic. In a valid inductive argument, the conclusion (consequent) is believed to be true on the basis of its antecedents. For example, when all swans are observed to ...

Inductive reasoning is a method of accumulating knowledge. By its nature, science must make leaps into the unknown, formulating hypotheses and searching for evidence of their truth. This is called ...

His disbelief in the notion of causation led him to be wary about inductive reasoning and to argue that the answer to the question in the paragraph above is that we have no grounds to assert that ...