Choose one of the following topics and answer in essay form.

1. Discuss how scientific inquiry tries to avoid the common pitfalls that produce error in nonscientific inquiry. Define variable and attribute. Name three sociological variables and their attributes.error in nonscientific inquiry. Define variable and attribute. Name three sociological variables and their attributes.

2. Compare/contrast inductive and deductive research (include definitions). Identify a sociological topic that is of interest to you. Write a brief position argument for why inductive or deductive research would be better for studying your identified topic. Cite one peer-reviewed source that examines your topic and identify if it used inductive or deductive research. Identify if it used inductive or deductive research.