Understand what inductive arguments are.

• Know the definition of an inductive argument.
• Understand how every inductive argument uses a sample to come to know a target.

Know what inductive generalizations and analogical arguments are and how they differ.

Learn the proper use of samples.

• Know the definition of samples.
• Understand what makes a sample biased or representative.

Grasp the strategy and method of formal inductive arguments.

• Understand how a political poll is administered.
• Understand the purpose of random selection in setting up a generalization.
• Master use of the terms "error margin" and "confidence level" and know how they are related to sample size.

Understand how all the formal properties of full-scale scientific inquiries also apply to everyday inductive reasoning.

Be familiar with the fallacies and other failings that can plague inductive reasoning.

• Know what the fallacies of hasty conclusion and anecdotal evidence are.
• Understand what ills can befall polls: the self-selected sample, the slanted question.
• See how the principle called the law of large numbers is crucial to assessing inductive arguments.
• Differentiate between the law of large numbers and the gambler's fallacy.