A strong inductive argument may have a false conclusion even if all its premises are true.

Question

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

Answer 1

True

Inductive arguments only attempt to show that their conclusions are likely to be true. No inductive argument can guarantee that its conclusion is true. As philosopher Bertrand Russell once noted, a turkey might present a strong inductive argument that a farmer is his friend on the grounds that the farmer feeds him every day. But this does not mean the farmer is his friend. The turkey may still end up as dinner for the farmer, despite the turkey's strong inductive argument.