Two major impacts that further declined the power of the Church were the two methods known as inductive and deductive reasoning. ... Francis Bacon first proposed the method of inductive reasoning. ... The mathematician and philosopher known as Rene Descartes inspired the new method of scientific reasoning known as deductive reasoning. ...

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Human activities, such as, reasoning, creating, or dreaming are private; we assume they happen, but we can't see them. ... When we solve problems, we engage in a form of thinking that is called reasoning. There are two types of reasoning deductive and inductive. Deductive reasoning is a way of thinking in which one logically draws a conclusion based on one or more statements or premise. Inductive reasoning is when a conclusion is made based on available information and past experiences. ...

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