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Old 02-22-2005, 10:56 AM   #10
Clodfobble
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Nah, if he had deduced it, he would have had to start out with some absolute statement, such as "all people named Tony live in Philly." Deduction is absolutes applied to a specific situation, induction is matching specific cases against each other.

He induced it because he has no absolutes about UT or the type of people who always live in Philly, just a lot of evidence that matches up with other specific cases (people whom we do know live in Philly).
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