The use of inductive reasoning in bad faith—demanding inductive certainty where none is possible, or dismissing inductive conclusions for not being deductive. Inductive Sophism treats probability as failure, patterns as insufficient, and statistical evidence as worthless because it doesn't provide certainty. The sophist exploits the gap between induction's strength and deduction's certainty, demanding that inductive arguments meet deductive standards—an impossible task. It's sophistry about reasoning: using the limits of induction to dismiss all inductive conclusions.
"The evidence strongly suggests the policy works—90% success rate across dozens of studies. 'But that's just induction,' he said. 'Not proof.' Inductive Sophism: demanding deductive certainty from inductive reasoning. The standard was impossible, which was the point. No evidence would ever be enough because he'd already decided induction doesn't count."
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