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==Background==
==Background==
Deductive reasoning was developed by [[Aristotle]], [[Thales]], [[Pythagoras]], and other Greek philosophers of the Classical Period (600 to 300 B.C.). Aristotle, for example, relates a story of how Thales used his skills to deduce that the next season's olive crop would be a very large one. He therefore bought all the olive presses and made a fortune when the bumper olive crop did indeed arrive.[http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Thales.html Thales of Miletus]
Deductive reasoning was developed by [[Aristotle]], [[Thales]], [[Pythagoras]], and other Greek philosophers of the Classical Period (600 to 300 B.C.). Aristotle, for example, relates a story of how Thales used his skills to deduce that the next season's olive crop would be a very large one. He therefore bought all the olive presses and made a fortune when the bumper olive crop did indeed arrive.[https://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Thales.html Thales of Miletus]
Deductive reasoning is dependent on its premises. That is, a false premise can possibly lead to a false result, and inconclusive premises will also yield an inconclusive conclusion.[http://www.investigativepsych.com/inductive.htm Brief Discussion on Inductive/Deductive Profiling]
Deductive reasoning is dependent on its premises. That is, a false premise can possibly lead to a false result, and inconclusive premises will also yield an inconclusive conclusion.[https://www.investigativepsych.com/inductive.htm Brief Discussion on Inductive/Deductive Profiling]
Alternative to deductive reasoning is [[inductive reasoning]]. The basic difference between the two can be summarized in the deductive dynamic of logically progressing from general evidence to a particular truth or conclusion; whereas with induction the logical dynamic is precisely the reverse. Inductive reasoning starts with a particular observation that is believed to be a demonstrative model for a truth or principle that is assumed to apply generally.
Alternative to deductive reasoning is [[inductive reasoning]]. The basic difference between the two can be summarized in the deductive dynamic of logically progressing from general evidence to a particular truth or conclusion; whereas with induction the logical dynamic is precisely the reverse. Inductive reasoning starts with a particular observation that is believed to be a demonstrative model for a truth or principle that is assumed to apply generally.
Deductive reasoning should be distinguished from the related concept of [[natural deduction]], an approach to proof theory that attempts to provide a formal model of logical reasoning as it "naturally" occurs.
Deductive reasoning should be distinguished from the related concept of [[natural deduction]], an approach to proof theory that attempts to provide a formal model of logical reasoning as it "naturally" occurs.
==See also==
==See also==
*[http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dev_dict&field-12668446=deduction&branch=13842570&textsearchtype=exact&sortorder=score%2Cname AskOxford]
*[https://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dev_dict&field-12668446=deduction&branch=13842570&textsearchtype=exact&sortorder=score%2Cname AskOxford]
*[http://www.bartleby.com/61/44/D0084400.html Bartleby],
*[https://www.bartleby.com/61/44/D0084400.html Bartleby],
*[http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=deduce*1 Cambridge Dictionary of American English]
*[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=deduce*1 Cambridge Dictionary of American English]
*[http://m-w.com/dictionary/deduction Merriam-Webster].
*[https://m-w.com/dictionary/deduction Merriam-Webster].
==Cultural references==
==Cultural references==
[[Sherlock Holmes]], the [[fictional character|fictional]] [[detective]] created by [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], is well known for referring to deductive reasoning in numerous of Doyle's stories. However, Holmes' most famous inferences were arguably cases of [[Abductive reasoning|abduction]].
[[Sherlock Holmes]], the [[fictional character|fictional]] [[detective]] created by [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], is well known for referring to deductive reasoning in numerous of Doyle's stories. However, Holmes' most famous inferences were arguably cases of [[Abductive reasoning|abduction]].