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I. Terminology
Godfrey-Smith and I do not use “induction” and related terms in the same
way.
My use: “Inductive argument” refers to any argument that is ampliative.
Godfrey-Smith’s use: “Inductive argument” refers to any argument that
infers a generalization (e.g. All ravens are black) from particular observations
(e.g. raven 1 is black, raven 2 is black, raven 3 is black, etc.).
Both uses are common in philosophy.
I’ll reserve the term “enumerative inductive argument” for what Godfrey-
Smith calls an “inductive argument”.
The argument:
Premise 1: The only way to justify induction would be to give a deductive argument
or an inductive argument.