I have never realized how much I actually use inductive
reasoning in my daily life. It has become something that I do on a normal basis
even when I don’t notice. For example,
the last time I ate a mango I had an allergic reaction and I broke out with a
rash on my face. I have had mangos before but when I ate another mango recently
I broke out again. With that in mind, I
was able to conclude by inductive thinking that I am indeed allergic to mango
skin. When breaking down this situation, I was able to see that mango was the
only thing that I ate out of the ordinary. The second premise could be that
when I peeled my own mango it gave me the rash on my face. So from both of
those premises, I was able to conclude that I am allergic to mango skin. I know
that sometimes inductive reasoning can be wrong but it lead me to go to the
doctors and see if I was really allergic.
When I went to the doctors and explained everything to him, he concluded
that I was actually allergic to mango skin.
That is a good example because inductive reasoning leads to a conclusion that is probable. You reasoned that you were probably allergic to mango skin because you had eaten mangos before without a reaction when you were not the one preparing it. Your inductive reasoning allowed you to come to your own conclusion and present it to a doctor who could give you a more definite answer. Mangos are delicious and I would be sad if I was allergic to them. However, in your case, since you’re just allergic to the skin you can probably continue to eat mangoes but with caution during preparation, or have someone else do it for you :)
ReplyDeleteOh no, you should probably be more careful the next time you eat a mango! At least it is just the skin that you are allergic to, and not the mango itself because mangos are delicious! I am also allergic to mangos, but it is not too serious, I just get a little itch in the throat. I think you chose a very good example of inductive reasoning, because inductive reasoning is based on educated guesses. I also agree with the commenter JLynnR, you should probably go see the doctor to get it checked in order to really confirm that you are allergic to mangos!
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this chapter I also realized that I use inductive reasoning way more than I would have thought before knowing what it was. I guess I never really think about the causes of my reasoning or what’s behind the structures of my arguments so I’m finding it interesting reading about concepts and thinking “Oh, I do that!” Anyway, I really like the example you used! You were able to use inductive reasoning to figure out the cause behind your allergic reaction. I agree with the other comments! At least its only mango skin you’re allergic to, but at the same time being allergic to anything must be really annoying!
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