Applying precedents is a form of inductive reasoning.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

A court applies a precedent when it rules a certain way because a similar case (or cases) was decided in the same way. This is a form of argument by analogy. Since the cases are alike in important respects, the decisions reached in them should also be alike.

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