"Reasoning has traditionally been divided into two different general types, such as deductive and inductive" (Ralph, Pg 87). ... The philosopher and mathematician first introduce correct deductive reasoning by the name of Libnitz. Deductive arguments are either completely valid or else totally invalid. ... Inductive is not a weaker or less dependable kind of deduction. Both inductive and deductive are legitimate and important types of reasoning that involve logic. ...

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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 inductive method was based on gathering facts and applying them to what you already had hypothesized or knew. ... In contradiction to the inductive method was a methodology based on one's mind capacity. The mathematician and philosopher known as Rene Descartes inspired the new method of scientific reasoning known as deductive reasoning. ...

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When a human being, ( a knower ) is in search of knowledge, he or she employs many techniques in order to attain it. Regardless of what method is used, it is expected that the knower should seek or provide justification to why that piece of knowledge is true. This may be through the use of various ...

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Observation of a phenomenon and inductive reasoning leads to formulation of an hypothesis to explain the phenomenon. ... We then use the hypothesis and deductive reasoning to predict the existence of other phenomena, or to predict quantitatively the results of new observations. ...

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Leon Neyfakh, an esteemed writer for the Boston Globe, in his article, "9/11: What Else it Taught Us" (2011), argues that the September 11th attacks changed America, claiming that terrorism has altered America's psyche in multiple ways. He supports this proposal by giving statistical evidence for hi...

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Teachers Teach grammar rules systematically, inductively or deductively, then, they practice them in meaningful and communicative tasks in order to facilitate the automatisation of rule application. ...

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