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'''Deductive reasoning''' is [[reasoning]] which uses deductive [[argument]]s to move from given statements ([[premise]]s), which are assumed to be true, to [[conclusion]]s, which must be true if the premises are true.
'''Deductive reasoning''' is [[reasoning]] which uses deductive [[argument]]s to move from given statements ([[premise]]s), which are assumed to be true, to [[conclusion]]s, which must be true if the premises are true.
[http://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], [http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=deduce*1 Cambridge Dictionary of American English], [http://m-w.com/dictionary/deduction Merriam-Webster].
*[http://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],
*[http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=deduce*1 Cambridge Dictionary of American English]
*[http://m-w.com/dictionary/deduction Merriam-Webster].
The classic example of deductive reasoning, given by [[Aristotle]], is
The classic example of deductive reasoning, given by [[Aristotle]], is
