Question

What are the different types of logical reasoning?

Answer 1

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There are 3 types of logical reasoning-
Deductive. Formal deductive reasoning. Informal deductive reasoning.

Inductive. Formal inductive reasoning. Informal inductive reasoning.

Abductive. Formal abductive reasoning.

Answer 2

Types of logical reasoning.....
1.Deductive
2.Inductive
3.Abductive

Deductive Reasoning
In general terms, deductive reasoning means using a given set of facts or data to deduce other facts from by reasoning logically. Deductive reasoning can be used to proof that these new facts are true. For instance the classic example:
Major premise: All humans are mortal
Minor premise: Socrates is human
Conclusion: Socrates is mortal

Inductive Reasoning
Inductive reasoning is looking for a pattern or a trend and then generalizing it. When you generalize and extrapolate the information, you don’t know for sure if this trend will continue, but you assume it will. You therefore don’t know for sure that a conclusion based on inductive reasoning will be 100% true. A famous hypothesis is:
‘all swans are white’


Abductive Reasoning
Abductive reasoning is the third form of logical reasoning and is somewhat similar to inductive reasoning. It was first introduced by the term “guessing”, since conclusions drawn here are based on probabilities. In abductive reasoning it is presumed that the most plausible conclusion is also the correct one. Example:
Major premise: The jar is filled with yellow marbles
Minor premise: Bob has a yellow marble in his hand
Conclusion: The yellow marble in Bob’s hand was taken out of the jar