Inductive Reasoning

X has attributes A, B, and C.
Y has attributes A and B.
So, Y has attribute C.

Inductive Reasoning:

Jesus has brown hair.
I have brown hair.
I am Jesus.

Inductive Reasoning by fish27 December 7, 2009

Inductive Definition

An Inductive Definition.

PHP is an inductive definition.

Inductive Definition by Anon Emous June 15, 2003

Inductive Sophism

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."

Inductive Sophism by Dumu The Void March 8, 2026

emergency induction port 

A straw

Shepard: how are you getting drunk?

Tali: Very carefully. Turian brandy, triple filtered, then introduced into the suit through an emergency induction port.

Shepard: that's a straw Tali

Tali: emergency induction port

emergency induction port by cbonsa January 25, 2014

Intuitive Hindsight

Claiming to have known something was going to happen, when in actuality you were genuinly suprised. Often this is done simply to save face.

"Hey mom! I just went skydiving!"

*after being visibly suprised* "Oh. Somehow I knew you'd do something crazy like that."

"Nice try, mom. I can tell Intuitive Hindsight when I see it."

Intuitive Hindsight by Doc Vegas November 11, 2009

injective 

An injection is a map f: A -> B such that
f(a)=f(b) => a=b for all a,b in A

The map f: R -> R given by f(x)=ax+b is injective.

Proof:

f(c)=f(d) <=> ac+b = ad+b <=> c=d

Q. E. D.

injective by qsqazxcvfrew March 29, 2018

forced induction 

A replacement for displacement.

Wow that 2L with forced induction is giving out 500rwhp!

forced induction by Merko August 4, 2007