Question

What is enumerative logic? How is enumerative logic evaluated? Please provide an example.

Answer 1

An enumeration is a complete, ordered listing of all the items in a collection or the elements of a set. Enumerative logic, therefore, reasons from particular instances to all instances and is an unrestricted generalization. For example, if we observe 100 humans and all 100 die, we can infer a universal categorical proposition of the form: All humans are mortals. Enumerative logic is evaluated in terms of the size of the target group. An enumerative induction can fail to be strong by having a sample that's too small or not representative. When we draw a conclusion about a target group based on an inadequate sample size, we're said to commit the error of hasty generalization.