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    deductive

    US /dɪˈdʌktɪv/

    ・

    UK /dɪˈdʌktɪv/

    B2
    adj.AdjectiveUsing reasoning to reach a conclusion
    I used deductive thinking to find an answer

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    Inductive VS Deductive Reasoning by Shmoop

    03:01Inductive VS Deductive Reasoning by Shmoop
    • Inductive versus Deductive Reasoning, a la Shmoop.

      Inductive versus Deductive Reasoning, a la Shmoop.

    • Deductive Reasoning - Ala Shmoop.

      Deductive Reasoning - Ala Shmoop.

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    How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes

    10:55How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
    • While deductive reasoning uses certainty and sound logic to reach conclusions that are 100% true, inductive reasoning asks, "What is the most likely answer given the facts?" And again, since most complex problems in life usually rely on incomplete information, you need to be able to use inductive reasoning just as much as you need to be able to use deductive reasoning.

      While deductive reasoning uses certainty and sound logic to reach conclusions that are 100% true, inductive reasoning asks, "What is the most likely answer given the facts?" And again, since most complex problems in life usually rely on incomplete information, you need to be able to use inductive reasoning just as much as you need to be able to use deductive reasoning.

    • While deductive reasoning uses certainty and sound logic

      While deductive reasoning uses certainty and sound logic

    B1

    Locke, Berkeley, & Empiricism: Crash Course Philosophy #6

    09:52Locke, Berkeley, & Empiricism: Crash Course Philosophy #6
    • Deductive truths, which we talked about before, fall into this category, and mathematical truths do, too.

      Deductive truths, which we talked about before, fall into this category, and mathematical truths do, too.

    • Deductive truths, which we talked about before, fall into this category. And mathematical truths do, too.

      Deductive truths, which we talked about before, fall into this category. And mathematical truths do, too.

    B1

    How to Argue - Philosophical Reasoning: Crash Course Philosophy #2

    09:43How to Argue - Philosophical Reasoning: Crash Course Philosophy #2
    • Probably the most familiar and the easiest to carry out is the deductive argument.

      Probably the most familiar and the easiest to carry out is the deductive argument.

    • The main rule of a deductive argument is: if your premises are true, then your conclusion must be true.

      The main rule of a deductive argument is: if your premises are true, then your conclusion must be true.

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    'The Complexity Is Insane': Air-Traffic Controller Breaks Down the Job | WSJ

    35:51'The Complexity Is Insane': Air-Traffic Controller Breaks Down the Job | WSJ
    • So clearly, deductive reasoning, again, is going to make it more complex just by virtue of the fact you now have more area, more airspace to look at, right?

      So clearly, deductive reasoning, again, is going to make it more complex just by virtue of the fact you now have more area, more airspace to look at, right?

    • So clearly deductive reasoning again, is going to make it more complex just by virtue of the fact you now have more area, more airspace to look at.

      So clearly deductive reasoning again, is going to make it more complex just by virtue of the fact you now have more area, more airspace to look at.

    B1

    The Art of War Audiobook by Sun Tzu

    49:03The Art of War Audiobook by Sun Tzu
    • obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

      obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

    • it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

      it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

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    RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms (Ken Robinson)

    11:41RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms (Ken Robinson)
    • That real intelligence consists in this capacity for a certain type of deductive reasoning and a knowledge of the classics, originally.

      That real intelligence consists in this capacity for a certain type of deductive reasoning and a knowledge of the classics, originally.

    • capacity of certain type of deductive reasoning,

      capacity of certain type of deductive reasoning,

    B1

    Part 5 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 09-10)

    44:39Part 5 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 09-10)
    • but the other was so strange in its inception and so dramatic in its details that it may be the more worthy of being placed upon record, even if it gave my friend fewer openings for those deductive methods of reasoning by which he achieved such remarkable results.

      but the other was so strange in its inception and so dramatic in its details that it may be the more worthy of being placed upon record, even if it gave my friend fewer openings for those deductive methods of reasoning by which he achieved such remarkable results.

    • deductive methods of reasoning by which he achieved such remarkable results.

      deductive methods of reasoning by which he achieved such remarkable results.

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    Chapter 3 The Manager's Change Work Enviroment and Ethical Responsibilities Part 1

    09:57Chapter 3 The Manager's Change Work Enviroment and Ethical Responsibilities Part 1
    • So if you were able to guess that through deductive reasoning based on your reading, great job.

      So if you were able to guess that through deductive reasoning based on your reading, great job.

    • So if you were able to guess that through deductive reasoning based on your reading, great job.

      So if you were able to guess that through deductive reasoning based on your reading, great job.

    B1

    犯罪現場の捜査官だけど「科学捜査について」質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    16:23犯罪現場の捜査官だけど「科学捜査について」質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • Used his keen powers of observation along with inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, the scientific method applied to criminal investigations.

      Used his keen powers of observation along with inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, the scientific method applied to criminal investigations.

    • He used his keen powers of observation along with inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, the scientific method applied to criminal investigations, inspired other famous forensic scientists, notably Dr.

      He used his keen powers of observation along with inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, the scientific method applied to criminal investigations, inspired other famous forensic scientists, notably Dr.

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