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by drdeca 3485 days ago
It's anti-induction. Anti-induction holds that a thing having happened many times before, all else being equal, is evidence that it will happen again. Anti-induction holds that it having never happened before is evidence that it will happen. Just as induction having generally worked in the past indicates, by induction, that it Wil continue to work, anti-induction having generally not worked in the past "indicates", by anti-induction, that it should begin to work now.
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Typo: the "Anti-induction" in the second sentence should say "Induction". Also, "it Wil continue" should be "it will continue".