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deductive reasoning

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Noun1.deductive reasoning - reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
synthesis, deduction
abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical
syllogism - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises


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Instead, with all the assurance that deductive reasoning from a wrong premise induces in one, Mr.
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