Induction , in Logic
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...logic in logic , a form of argument in which the premises give...Induction is contrasted with deduction , in which true premises...principles already known (deduction), new hypotheses are formulated...different kinds of inductive argument (see Nelson Goodman ; Sir...classic account of inductive arguments see J. S. Mill, System...