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Deductive Reasoning

  • Deductive reasoning: The process of reasoning logically from given statements to a conclusion. If given statements are true, then deductive reasoning produces a true conclusion.
  • Inductive reasoning uses examples and patterns to make conjectures
  • Deductive reasoning uses logic and rules to make a conclusion
  • Law of Detachment: If a conditional is true and its hypothesis is true, then the conclusion is true. If p→q, is true and p is true, then q is true.
  • Law of Syllogism: If p→q and q→r are true conditionals, then p→r is also true. This is similar to the Transitive Property of Equality.

Deductive Reasoning

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Mathematics: Geometry