Inductive reasoning is used daily to make decisions that
would otherwise be difficult to make but you use aspects of a person or
situation that you know from the past to help you make the decision for that
moment. For example, As I have stated in my blog post before I am the treasurer
of a fraternity, and we always have people that have troubles paying on time/
try to make deals to avoid late fees. Just the other day one of my brothers
came to me with a situation. We had a payment due on September 5th
and everyone knew and if people have problems with paying they either get late
fees or make plans with me a few weeks before the payment is due in order for
me to make a plan that will work for the both of us. But just the other day on
the 10th this brother came to me and asked if the house could cover
his payment for this time and he will pay us back when he gets his paycheck. I
then started to use some inductive reasoning to help me figure out this
situation. I have had troubles with this brother in the past with payments, and
not only that he is consistently late, and often tells me he will pay “on his
next paycheck” which most of the time does not happen. Using those as my
premises I came out with the conclusion that I will probably not get the money
back that he promises by the time I need it and therefore decided to not use
the houses funds to help cover his payment. While, this does make it more expensive for him in the
long run, it is important for someone to learn how to take accountability and
responsibility.
-Mike Ross
Hey Mike Ross,
ReplyDeleteI completely empathize with your situation as treasurer of an organization. Being in a leadership position you often find yourself having to be the regulator and making sure that everyone is doing what they are supposed to be doing. It's often hard to approach people regarding issues, because some get defensive. I think that your premises are accurate and that you used the right ones to come to your conclusion. It's good that you are using your role for the right purposes of teaching people life skills that they will need in the future.
-CesarCOMM41