VCCCTR027
Examine the difference between valid and sound arguments and between inductive and deductive reasoning, and their degrees of certainty
Elaborations
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exploring the link between probability and inductive reasoning, for example when conducting chance experiments
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discussing how predictions in science can be based on inductive reasoning, for example making predictions based past observations; or deductive reasoning, for example making predictions based on general rules
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investigating how an argument can be logically valid but not sound for example All gladiators were men, the person in this historical source is a female, therefore, the person could not have been a gladiator, when some gladiators were female (premise one is false) and the person in the picture was actually male (premise two is false)
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examining the distinction between sound and valid arguments in the context of a topic such as stereotyping; for example ‘All boys can run faster than girls, we only need fast runners for this team, therefore boys should be picked for this team’
VCCCTR027 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6 | Reasoning