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What is the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning?
Student Name: Brian Hiew

Deductive (left) and Inductive reasoning (right)

Deductive reasoning is used when one starts with a general statement and slowly works his or her way down to a specific conclusion. This is also known as "top-down" reasoning mainly because it starts from the top, with a general statement, and then pieces of specific information grows in numbers towards the end. On the other hand, inductive reasoning is the opposite of deductive reasoning, meaning that the way one reasons is by starting with specific information and works this or her way up to broader generalizations or in other words, "bottom-up" reasoning.

Crossman, Ashley. "Deductive Reasoning Versus Inductive Reasoning." Web. 4 Feb. 2015. .
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Staff, By. "Deductive Reasoning vs. Inductive Reasoning." //LiveScience //. TechMedia Network, 10 July 2012. Web. 4 Feb. 2015. .

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You did a great job describing the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning. You could have described deductive reasoning more in depth. According to my research, the initial statements that you begin with, called premises, are then used to reason what would logically follow from then. On the other hand, in inductive reasoning, you begin with specific data and assume what could be true from that data with assumption. Great job overall!
 * Comment by Karsten Ladner on February 4, 2015**

--Karsten Ladner

Citation: "Inductive and Deductive Reasoning." USU OpenCourseWare Web. Utah State University, 22 May 2007. Web. 03 Feb. 2015.