Definition:
"A.) Any form of reasoning in which the conclusion, though supported by the premises, does not follow form them necessarily.
B.) The process of estimating the validity of observations of part of a class of facts as evidence for a proposition about the whole class." -Random House Dictionary
Example:
All observed crows are black. Therefore: all crows are black.
(I didn't make up the lame example; it's supposedly famous, I swear!)
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