Identify the reasoning in the following argument: ‘Use of teaching aids in the classroom to enhance learning is important in a similar way as that of the use of ICT for production knowledge’

Identify the reasoning in the following argument: ‘Use of teaching aids in the classroom to enhance learning is important in a similar way as that of the use of ICT for production knowledge’ Correct Answer Analogical

Reasoning refers to the process by which an individual reaches a conclusion and how they believe the conclusion to be true. The various kinds of reasoning are:

  1. Analogical Reasoning: Analogical reasoning rely on analogies. So, when we make use of analogical arguments, it is important to make clear in what ways are two things supposed to be similar. Analogies are comparisons and the conclusion is based on inductive reasoning (prevalence). In the given example, using teaching aids is being equated to the use of ICT based on their similarity.
  2. Deductive Reasoning:
  • It is based on logic i.e. reasoning out to get a valid inference. If there is a general reality, it is considered to hold valid for the specific situation too.
  • For example, consider the two statements: All dogs have four legs (general statement) and Naren has a dog (Specific). From this, one can conclude that Naren’s dog also has four legs. The two arguments presented are called premises, and one draws a conclusion assuming the premises are true.
  1. Inductive Reasoning: It uses a set of specific observations to reach an overarching conclusion. It is the opposite of deductive reasoning. An inductive reasoning’s success is a matter of degree, unlike deductive arguments. For example, consider the two statements: Most dogs have four legs and Naren has a dog, and conclude that Naren’s dog has four legs, then it is inductive reasoning.
  2. Hypothetical Reasoning: It explores different alternative solutions in order to determine which step solves a particular problem. It starts by assuming a series of possible solutions. The solutions that we assume need not be true, thus the reasoning is termed hypothetical.
Hence, it is clear from the above points that the given example is of analogical reasoning

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Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second­hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning. Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next­door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.
the knowledge related to the businesses of men
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second­hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning. Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next­door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.
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