What is Abductive Reasoning? Examples of Abduction and Induction
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What is Abductive Reasoning? Examples of Abduction and Induction

Abduction is the third type of logical reasoning we will discuss. After discussing the definition, I will give abductive reasoning examples and compare them to inductive and deductive reasoning. If you do not know inductive and deductive reasoning, you should consider reading the following articles first. What Is Inductive Reasoning? Inductive vs. Deductive Reasoning –…

What Is Inductive Reasoning?
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What Is Inductive Reasoning?

This is the Introduction article for the “Science of Induction” course. I will talk about the definition of induction and emphasize in what parts of our inductive reasoning play a major role. Definition Let’s refer our “holy” source of information for the definition, Wikipedia: Inductive reasoning is a method of reasoning in which the premises…