Reasoning deductively refers to a logical process where conclusions are drawn from general principles or premises to arrive at specific instances. It typically involves applying established rules or laws to infer new information that must be true if the premises are true. This method is often structured in syllogisms, where valid conclusions follow inevitably from the given premises. In essence, deductive reasoning moves from the general to the specific.
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A deductively valid argument is if the premises are true then the conclusion is certainly true, not possibly true. The definition does not say that the conclusion is true.
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Deductively zeroing in on a multiple choice answer.
Yes, deductively sound arguments are also deductively valid. An argument is sound if and only if all of the premises are true (with respect to all cases of semantics) and the premises certainly prove the conclusion, which then must also be true. An example of a valid, but not sound argument: Everyone who lives on Mars is a martian I live on Mars Therefore I am a martian An example of a sound argument (which then must also be valid): All rodents are mammals A rat is a rodent Therefore a rat is a rodent Recall that semantics are important and must be considered for an argument to sound and valid. Consider the following example: Everyone from London is from England Person A is from London Therefore person A is from England For the sake of this example, assume person A is indeed from London. This still does not mean that this argument is sound, or even valid. There are many places named London that are not in England (eg. London, Ontario, Canada). Thus, the argument is not sound and is invalid.
a theorem and if your just typing in the question off your home work that's called cheating you dumb A S S
True. Euclid showed that more complex geometry could be described and proven deductively from a few simple principles.
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A deductively valid argument is if the premises are true then the conclusion is certainly true, not possibly true. The definition does not say that the conclusion is true.
A theorem is proven. An example is The "Pythagoras Theorem" that proved that for a right angled triangle a2 + b2 = c2