The main difference between fraudulent inducement and breach of contract is how either agreement is violated. Fraudulent inducement occurs when one party is misled into signing a contract based on false information. 

Contract breaches, on the other hand, have less to do with what influences a party to sign and more to do with what the contract requires of the party that signs. They occur when one party acts against the contractual agreement, including its terms, conditions, policies, and codes of conduct.