Deductive reasoning begins with a general truth/hypothesis and leads to a knowledge of a particular instance of it. The classic form is a SYLLOGISM, in which a necessary conclusion is derived from two accepted premises.
‘If all cows are ruminants, and Bossy is a cow, it follows that Bossy chews her cud.’
Induction begins with the particular and moves to the universal...
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