There are some inferences which appear like induction but are not really so. Such inferences are called processes simulating induction.
They only pretend or simulate to present some induction. They are not induction because they lack the essential features of induction.
In some textbooks they are described as induction improperly so called. Modern logicians do not consider them as induction, as these processes do not possess the defining characteristics of induction. Three kinds of simulating processes of induction have been generally discussed in the textbooks. They are-
i. Perfect induction.
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ii. Parity of reasoning.
iii. Colligation of facts.
Now let us discuss their nature and characteristics.