2006-09-06 12:32:30 · 7 answers · asked by zen2bop 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Hi..
"Deductive reasoning", refers to the process of concluding that something must be true, because it is a special case of a general principle that is known to be true.... For example : if you know the general principle that the sum of the angles in any triangle.. is always 180 degrees, and you have a particular triangle in mind, you can then conclude that the sum of the angles in your triangle is 180 degrees.... ;)
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Deductive reasoning is, logically valid and it is the fundamental method in which mathematical facts are shown to be true....
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Thanks, for the question!;D
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2006-09-06 12:53:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kimberly 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What Is Deductive Reasoning
2016-10-06 06:02:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In traditional Aristotelian logic, Deductive reasoning is reasoning in which the conclusion is necessitated by, or reached from, previously known facts. The premises: if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true. This is distinguished from abductive and inductive reasoning, where the premises may predict a high probability of the conclusion, but do not ensure that the conclusion is true.
Deductive reasoning may also be defined as inference in which the conclusion is of no greater generality than the premises or inference in which the conclusion is just as certain as the premises.
2006-09-06 12:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by baygrrl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deductive reasoning...of or using deduction. Deduction applies to the process by which one starts with a general principle that is accepted as true, applies it to a particular case, and arrives at a conclusion that it is true if the starting principle was true.
2006-09-06 12:49:00 · answer #4 · answered by no nickname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for example, if you had a multiple choice test, you figured out that two out of the five possible answers on a question is definitely wrong, you are using deductive reasoning. deducting by using reason and knowledge to figure something out.
2006-09-06 15:42:13 · answer #5 · answered by righthand327 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply you take your knowledge on a subject and reduce it to a certain conclusion.
2006-09-06 13:01:44 · answer #6 · answered by Livia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The button is red..
Low level animals are attracted to red..
The Animal pressed the button..
We chose this Animal..
Thus we must have pressed the button..
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2006-09-06 15:12:37 · answer #7 · answered by Andreba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋