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Traditionally, it is defined as thinking that proceeds from general principles or theories to specific a conclusion.
The main distinguishing feature of deductive thinking does not however lie in the fact that it proceeds from general to particular but in the relationship of necessity between the premises and the conclusion. Hence characterized by the following:
The truth of the premises guarantee the truth of the conclusion
The conclusion is contained or implied by the premises
The premises make the conclusion inevitable
If you accept the premises you must accept the conclusion
If the premises are true then conclusion must be true
Hence defined as:
An argument is deductively valid if it is impossible that the conclusion is false while premises are true
marto answered the question on April 30, 2019 at 11:59
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