The method of drawing conclusions based on the observation of each and every instance of a population is called the
AScientific method
BDeductive method
CInductive method ✓ Correct
DDialectic method
Correct answer: (C) Inductive method
Explanation
Concluding from observing every instance of a population is inductive reasoning by complete enumeration.
The scientific method is a broad system, not this specific inference form.
The deductive method reasons from general premises to a particular case.
The dialectic method advances truth through thesis, antithesis and synthesis.
Induction generalizes from observed instances to a wider conclusion.
Perfect induction covers all cases while imperfect induction covers only a sample.
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