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Comment author: Polymeron 23 March 2015 07:48:13AM *  1 point [-]

That's why the rule says challengable inductive inference. If in the context of the discussion this is not obvious then maybe yes, but in almost every other instance it's fine to make these shortcuts, so long as you'reunderstood.

Comment author: [deleted] 23 March 2015 01:00:34PM 1 point [-]

Or if it is not relevant.

I certainly don't know how a Piano works on the inside, but I don't need others to give me a complete description of the inner workings of a Piano to understand that a Piano makes sounds when they play it.