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A defense of this concept by Max Black invoked R. B. Braithwaite’s distinction of premise-circular arguments (-5[1])and rule-circular ones. To resolve a paradox about this concept, I. J. Good rejected Nicod’s criterion regarding an example with a white shoe. Lawlike generalizations are a proposed solution to a problem named for this concept in Fact, Fiction, and Forecast. (10[1])Carl Hempel’s namesake paradox (10[1])concerns using this process to find evidence that all ravens (10[1])are black. (10[1])Nelson Goodman used the terms grue (10[1])and bleen in a “New Riddle” of this process that builds on David Hume, who claimed that there was (10[1])no way to justify statements such as “the sun will rise” tomorrow. For 10 points, name this process of using observations (-5[1])to make inferences, often contrasted with deduction. (10[2])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: induction [or inductive reasoning]
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