Deductive reasoning
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title:
Deductive reasoning
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Deductive reasoning is the process of drawing valid inferences. An inference is valid if its conclusion follows logically from its premises, meaning that it is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion to be false. For example, the inference from the premises "all men are mortal" and "Socrates is a man" to the conclusion "Socrates is mortal" is deductively valid. An argument is sound if it is valid and all its premises are true. Some theorists define deduction in terms of the int
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Form of reasoning
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deductive_reasoning
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2002-07-09T00:01:19Z
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2024-08-29T07:26:36Z
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