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Nolt, John E. 1987. Dilemmas of the inductive/deductive distinction. In Fuller, Steve and Charles Willard. In defence of relativism: Rescuing incommensurability from the self-excepting fallacy. In : 313–320. : 418–425.
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Article in book
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English
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Discussion about the distinction between inductive and deductive arguments. Two aspects are touched on: (a) whether to state the distinction in terms of the actual strength of the reasoning, or in terms of someone's assessment of the strength of the reasoning; and (b) whether to state that distinction in terms of probability and necessity, or in terms of evidential support.