adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
reasoning
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This process is in many ways analogous to deductive reasoning .
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Even so the qualification has been imposed by deductive reasoning .
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It results from a process of logical, deductive reasoning , unsullied by personal feelings or practicalities.
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Before doing so, a little will be said of the character of logic and deductive reasoning .
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Consider simple example of the power of deductive reasoning in ethics.
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The kind of reasoning involved in derivations of this kind is called deductive reasoning.
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A study of deductive reasoning constitutes the discipline of logic.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An engaging blend of poetic characterization and deductive reasoning, it was delivered for the most part in a weary monotone.
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Concrete operational children, lacking fully developed deductive reasoning about hypothetical situations, can not solve problems in this form.
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For those who like solving murder mysteries, however, this is one that will challenge your deductive abilities.
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In order to handle deductive mode explanations, children require various cognitive and linguistic abilities.
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The results for both tasks indicated that deductive markers were frequently omitted by all age groups, including the adults.
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There were, said the professor, two kinds of science, inductive and deductive .
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They have to be able to distinguish between the empirical and deductive modes.
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This supplements the consideration of deductive and logical abilities measured by the traditional convergent questions for which there are unique correct answers.