Inductive Fallacy

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Category 4 Subfallacies 5 Twin Fallacy 6 External Links 7 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Generalization
• Faulty Generalization
• Fallacy of Weak Induction
• Fallacy of Induction

Explanation

An inductive fallacy is a fallacy where induction goes wrong. Induction means that you are trying to find general principles from known facts.

Category

• Informal Fallacy

Subfallacies

• Circular Evidence
• Error in Observation
• Error in Sampling

Twin Fallacy

• Deductive Fallacy
• Retroductive Fallacy

External Links

• Bruce Thompson: Induction [1]
• Bruce Thompson: Table of Fallacies [2]

Examples in creationist arguments

See also the examples in the subfallacies.