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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning?

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

Inductive reasoning (as opposed to deductive reasoning) is reasoning in which the premises seek to supply strong evidence for (not absolute proof of) the truth of the conclusion.

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

Deductive reasoning is a logical process in which a conclusion drawn from a set of premises contains no more information than the premises taken collectively. All dogs are animals; this is a dog; therefore, this is an animal: The truth of the conclusion is dependent only on the method.

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