Deductive Reasoning

In Hal Pashler (ed.), Encyclopedia of the Mind. Sage Publications (2009)
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Deductive reasoning is the kind of reasoning in which, roughly, the truth of the input propositions (the premises) logically guarantees the truth of the output proposition (the conclusion), provided that no mistake has been made in the reasoning. The premises may be propositions that the reasoner believes or assumptions that the reasoner is exploring. Deductive reasoning contrasts with inductive reasoning, the kind of reasoning in which the truth of the premises need not guarantee the truth of the conclusion.

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original Schechter, Joshua (2009) "Deductive Reasoning". In Pashler, Hal, Encyclopedia of the Mind, pp. : Sage Publications (2009)

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