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Meaning of deductive reasoning | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true.
  2. Inference in which the conclusion is of no greater generality than the premises.

Equivalents

Català raonament deductiu
Deutsch Deduktion
Español razonamiento deductivo
Íslenska afleiðsla
日本語 演繹法
한국어 연역적 추론

Examples

“⁴⁴As a hunter traces the location of an animal by the trail of blood, so a king should trace the location of justice by deductive reasoning.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Deductively deductiveness deductivism deductivist deductor Deducts

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