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Viewbio Instructor BeverlyMaitland-Frett Beverlyhastaughtmathematicsatthehighschoollevelandhasadoctorateinteachingandlearning. Viewbio Learnaboutdeductivearguments.Studythedeductiveargumentdefinition,discoverwhatmakesanargumentdeductive,andexaminedeductiveargumentexamples. Updated:02/04/2022 TableofContentsWhatIsaDeductiveArgument?WhatMakesanArgumentDeductivelyValid?WhentoUseaDeductiveArgumentDeductiveArgumentExamplesLessonSummaryShow Createanaccount WhatIsaDeductiveArgument?Inthislessonwewillexploretheconceptofdeductivearguments,aswellasdeductivereasoningversusinductiveandabductivereasoning.Adeductiveargumentisonethatismeanttobeobjectivelyaccurateduetothenatureofitsreasoning.Deductiveargumentsrelyonpremises,orconditions,whichmustbetrueinordertosupportthevalidityoftheconclusiondrawnfromtheargument.Ifeachconditionpresentedintheargumentistrue,thenadeductiveargumentwillreachaconclusionthatmustbe100%accurate.Deductiveargumentsaredevelopedthroughdeductivereasoning.Conversely,aninductiveargumentisanargumentthatarrivesataconclusionthatislogicallylikelytobeaccurate,butisnotnecessarilyobjectivelyaccurate.Inductiveargumentsdostillrelyonconditions,whichmustbetrue,inordertodrawaconclusion.Finally,inthecaseofabductivereasoning,theconclusionisgenerallyprobable,butcertainlynotobjectivelytrue.Abductivereasoningtypicallyreliesononeconditionthatistrue,aswellasoneormoreconditionsthatarenotnecessarilytrue,butonlyprobable.CommonTypesofDeductiveArgumentsTherearethreecommonformsofdeductivereasoning:syllogism,modusponens,andmodustollens.Thissectionwillbrieflyexploreeachofthem. Syllogism:anargumentthatgenerallyreliesontwoconditions,whichareassumedtobecorrect.Theconclusionisbasedonthesetwoconditions,andisaccurateaslongastheconditionsarecorrect. ModusPonens:aformofsyllogismthatpresentsanargumentthatreliesontwoconditionsbeingtrue,sothataconclusioncanbedrawnthatisalsotrue. ModusTollens:asecondformofsyllogismthatpresentsanargumentthatreliesontwoconditionsbeingfalse,sothataconclusioncanbedrawnthatisalsofalse. DeductiveReasoningEverydaywereasondeductively.Thisjustmeansthatweusefactsthatwealreadyknowtobuildonotherfactsuntilwecometoadesiredconclusion.Forexample,Sullyspentsometimeinamajormall.Now,it'stimeforhertogohome,butsheforgotwheresheparkedhercar.Sheknowsthathercarisblue,factnumber1.ShealsoknowsthathermakeisHonda,factnumber2.SheremembersthatsheparkedbetweensectionEandD.So,whatcanshedo?Ofcourse,sheisgoingtocheckalltheblueHondasinsectionEuntilsheidentifieshercar.Thatiswhatdeductivereasoningisabout.Youuseyourgeneralknowledgeaboutsomethingtoarriveataspecificconclusion. Anerroroccurredtryingtoloadthisvideo. Tryrefreshingthepage,orcontactcustomersupport. YoumustcCreateanaccounttocontinue watching Registertoviewthislesson Areyouastudentorateacher? Iamastudent Iamateacher CreateYourAccountToContinueWatching Asamember,you'llalsogetunlimitedaccesstoover84,000 lessonsinmath,English,science,history,andmore.Plus,getpracticetests,quizzes,andpersonalizedcoachingtohelpyou succeed. 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LoginorSignup Timeline Autoplay Autoplay Speed Speed 21Kviews Video Quiz Course 21K views WhatMakesanArgumentDeductivelyValid?Anargumentisdeductiveiftheaccuracyofthepremises/conditionsguaranteestheaccuracyoftheconclusion.Ifthepremises/conditionsonlymaketheconclusionlikelyorprobable,theargumentisnotdeductive.Anargumentcanonlybeconsidereddeductiveiftheconclusionisobjectivelytrue,assumingthecredibilityoftheconditionspresented.Generally,deductiveargumentsprovidetwopremiseswhichsupporttheconclusion.Asimpleexamplewouldbethis:TodayisSaturday.Jerry'swifesleepsineverysingleSaturday.So,Jerry'swifesleptinlastSaturday.Thisargumentisrelyingontwopremises/conditions.ThefirstbeingthattodayisSaturday,andthelatterbeingthatJerry'swifesleepsineverySaturday.Ifbothofthesepremisesare100%accurate,thenitalsomustbe100%accuratethatJerry'swifesleptinlastSaturday.Theconclusionofadeductiveargumentmustlogicallystemfromconditionswhichareassumedtobeaccurate.WhentoUseaDeductiveArgumentDeductiveargumentscanbeusedtodevelopconclusionsandlogicallyapproachtopicsinavarietyoffields,including:math,science,philosophy,identifyingbias,debates,andmore.Thissectionwillbrieflydiscussexamplesofsituationswheredeductivereasoningmightbeuseful.Oneofthemorecommonwaysdeductivereasoningisusedinmathematicsistodeterminesolutionsforunknownvalues.Considerthisimage: VerticalAngles Inmath,thereisawell-knownrulewhichsaysthatverticalanglesarecongruent.Byknowingthis,onecanconstructdeductiveargumentsthatwillhelptoreasonabouttheanglesshowninthisimage.Example:Verticalanglesarecongruent.Angle1andAngle3areverticalangles.So,Angleand1andAngle3arecongruent.Thisworksasadeductiveargumentbecause,ifthegivenpremisesaretrue,thentheconclusionwillalsobetrue.Deductivereasoningisalsosometimesusedasawaytoreasonaboutunknownvariablesinalgebra.Forexample,ifitisknownthatVariableBisequalto5,anditisalsoknownthatVariableCisequaltoVariableB,thenCmustbeequalto5.Scientistsoftenuseinductivereasoningwhendesigningorreviewingexperimentsaswellastodevelophypotheses.However,testedhypotheses,aswellasexperimentresults,areoftenappliedtodeductivearguments.Muchofscientificdiscovery/revelationisowedtodeductivearguments.Philosophersusedeductiveargumentstomakesenseofhumanbehavioraswellastoconductthoughtexperimentswherepremisesaretemporarilyacceptedinordertoexploreaconclusion.Deductivereasoningisusefulinevaluatingthecredibilityofasource,assourceswithacognitivebiaswillgenerallyrelysolelyoninductiveandabductivereasoning.Sometimesasourcemightalsousereasoningwheretheconclusionisn'tlogicallyconnectedtothepremisesestablishedintheargument.Finally,inadebateapersonmightusedeductivereasoningtoestablishcredibilityovertheiropponent.Usingdeductivereasoningcanmakeapersonappearmorelogicalaswellasbuildlogicaltrapsfortheiropponenttofallinto. Alternatively,inductivereasoningismoreusefulinothervarioussituations.Perhapsthemostcommonuseofinductivereasoningistopredictaperson'sbehaviorortopredictthefuture.Forexample,let'ssayamantakesawalkeverymorningaroundhisneighborhood,andhealwayshappenstoseethesamegreycatonhisroute.Anargumentcouldbemadeusingthesepremisesthathewillseethatcatonhiswalktomorrow;however,thisisnotanobjectivecertainty.Itispossiblethathewillnotseethecat,thoughitmaystillbeverylikely.Asaresult,thisisaninductiveargument.DeductiveArgumentExamplesThissectionwillexploretwoadditionalexamplesofdeductive/inductiveargumentsaswellaswhatmakesadeductiveargumentvalidorinvalid.DeductiveArgumentExample-Wheneveritissnowing,itisalwayscoldoutside.Itissnowing.So,itmustbecoldoutside.InductiveArgumentExample-She'sneverbeeninacaraccidentbefore.Sheisdrivingustothemovies.So,wewillarrivesafely.Noticethedifferenceinlikelinessbetweenthetwoarguments.Thankstoscientificknowledge,itisknownthatthetemperaturemustbeatacertainlevelinorderfortheretobesnow.Becauseofthis,thesepremisescanbeacceptedtobetrueandtheconclusiontobe100%accurate.Inthecaseoftheinductiveargumentexample,whileitmaybeverylikelythatthepersonwillnotgetintoanaccident,giventheirunblemishedtrackrecord,itisnotnecessarilyanobjectivefact.Therecouldbethingsatplaythatarenotconsideredinthepremisesoftheargumentwhichwouldcausehertogetinanaccident.Forexample,shecouldgetintoanaccidentthatisnotherfault.Itisimperativethatanytypeofargument,whetheritbedeductiveorotherwise,presentsvalidpremises.Ifanypremiseisdeemedtobeincorrect,thentheargumentbecomesinvalid.Sometimesadeductiveargumentmaybeconsideredinvalidduetoaflawinthelogic,eitherwiththepremisesortheconclusion.Forexample,supposeanargumentsayssomethinglikethis:IfXistrue,thenYistrue.Xistrue,soYistrue.However,supposeitisknownthatXisnottrue.Thismakestheargumentinvalidbecausethepremisegivenhasnocredibility.Inthiscase,theconclusionwouldnotbeaccepted.Adeductiveargumentcanalsobeinvalidifthereisknowledgeabouttheconclusionthatpreventstheaudiencefromacceptingit.Thesameexamplecanbeusedtoexaminethis:IfXistrue,thenYistrue.Xistrue,soYistrue.SupposeinthisinstancethattheaudiencehasknowledgethatYisnottrue.Inthiscase,theywouldquestionthevalidityoftheentireargument,includingwhethertheinitialpremiseofXbeingtrueisaccurateornot.Finally,deductiveargumentsareoftendeemedtobeinvalidduetoflawsinthelogicorduetoanattempttoconnectthingsthatarenotrelateddirectly.Forexample,considerthis:IfXistrue,thenYistrue.Xistrue,soCmustbefalse.ThisargumentdoesnotestablishaconnectionbetweenX/YandCinitspremises,sotheargumentlogicallymakesverylittlesense,andthereasoningisdeemedinvalidasaresult.LessonSummaryThislessonservesasanoverviewintodeductivereasoningandwhatmakesanargumentdeductivevsinductiveandabductive.Adeductiveargumentisonethatpresentspremiseswhichareassumedtobeaccurate.Thesepremisesareconnectedtoaconclusionwhichisalsoassumedtobeaccurate,aslongasthepremisesarefoundtobecorrect.Deductiveargumentsattempttoconstructconclusionswhichareobjectivelytrueandthuscannotberefuted.Ifapremiseinadeductiveargumentisfoundtobeincorrect,thentheargumentbecomesinvalid.Alternatively,inductiveandabductiveargumentspresentconclusionsthatarelikelyorprobable,butarenot100%verifiablyaccurate.Typically,inductiveargumentsareusedtomakepredictionsanddeveloptheories,wheredeductiveargumentsaremeanttobemorematter-of-factandfinite.Withalltypesofarguments,theargumentbecomesinvalidifthepremisesaredeemedtobefalse.Inductiveargumentspresentconclusionsthatarelikelybasedonpremisesthataretrue.Abductiveargumentspresentconclusionsthatareprobable,basedonpremisesthataretrue. DeductiveArgumentAnargumentbeginswithastatementthatwebelievetobetrueorfalse,whichwecallthepremise.Thenwereasoninalogicalmannertoarriveataconclusion.Adeductiveargumentisatypeoflogicalargumentthatbeginswithafactualpremisesuchthattheconclusionyouwanttoreachmustbetrue.Itusesdeductivereasoningtoarriveataconclusion.SullyusedthegeneralfactualpremisethatshedrivesablueHondatosearchforherspecificcar.HadshestartedsearchingforaredHonda,shewouldhaveneverfoundhercar.Shebeganwithfactsabouthercarand,ultimately,willhavetofindhercar.Therefore,adeductiveargumentbeginswithaknownfactthatwillultimatelyleadtoaconclusionthatistrue.Remember,withdeductivereasoning,youwillundoubtedlyarriveatatrueconclusion.Ifyoudon't,thenyoudidn'tbeginwithafactualstatement.UsesofDeductiveArgumentsDeductiveargumentsareusedmainlyinmathematics,sciences,andphilosophicaldebates.Inmathematics,deductiveargumentsareusedtoderivemathematicaltheoremsandformulas,andingeometricalproofs.Insciences,theseargumentshelptomakeconclusionsabouthuman,plantandanimaldevelopment,aswellasthepreventionandcureofdiseases.Plus,asmentionedearlier,weconstantlyusedeductivereasoningwithoutknowingit.ExamplesofDeductiveArgumentsWewillexploresomemathematicalarguments.Example1:Usedeductivereasoningtoprovethataquadrilateralisapolygon.Apolygonisaclosedfigurehavingthreeormoresides.Thisisthegeneralfactualpremisethatwewillstartwith.Anotherfactweknowisthataquadrilateralisafour-sidedclosedfigure.Sinceaquadrilateralisafour-sidedclosedfigure,andfourismorethanthree,thenaquadrilateralmustbeapolygon. Example2:Let'sexamineatwocolumngeometricproof. Inthisexample,webeganwiththegeneralpremisethatfigureROMPisasquare.Now,wehavetousethatknowledgetoprovethatthediagonalsRMandOParecongruent.Therefore,weshowedthatthesidesarecongruentbydefinitionofasquare,anotherfact.Then,weprovedthattwoshapesthathavecongruentsidesarecongruent,provingtwocongruenttriangles.Ifthetrianglesarecongruent,thentheircorrespondingsidesarecongruent,makingthediagonalscongruent.WemovedfromthegeneralcaseofasquaretothespecificcaseofsquareROMP.Example3:Hereisasimplescientificproof.Showthatdolphinsaremammals.Amammalisawarm-bloodedanimalthatgivessucktoitsyoung.Thisisthegeneralcase.Sincedolphinsgivesucktotheiryoungandarewarm-blooded,wecanconcludethatdolphinsaremammals.Example4:Marcytookherumbrellatoworktoday,andshedidnotgetwet.Showthatitrainedtoday.FirstlyweknowthatMarcytookherumbrella.However,thatdoesn'tprovethatitwasraining.Itcouldbesunnyandshedidn'twanttogetasunburn,whichalsoexplainswhyshedidn'tgetwet.Nothingherehelpsusprovedthatitrained;therefore,wecannotusedeductivereasoning.LessonSummaryAlright,let'sbrieflyreviewwhatwe'velearned!Adeductiveargumentusesfactualstatementstoarriveatotherfactualstatements,whichleadstoatrueconclusion.Itbuildsfromageneralfactualpremisetoarriveataspecificconclusion.Deductiveargumentshavehelpedmathematicians,scientistsandphilosophersmakeimportantconclusionsaboutlife.Inmathematics,deductiveargumentsareusedtosolvegeometricproofs. TounlockthislessonyoumustbeaStudy.comMember. Createyouraccount VideoTranscript DeductiveReasoningEverydaywereasondeductively.Thisjustmeansthatweusefactsthatwealreadyknowtobuildonotherfactsuntilwecometoadesiredconclusion.Forexample,Sullyspentsometimeinamajormall.Now,it'stimeforhertogohome,butsheforgotwheresheparkedhercar.Sheknowsthathercarisblue,factnumber1.ShealsoknowsthathermakeisHonda,factnumber2.SheremembersthatsheparkedbetweensectionEandD.So,whatcanshedo?Ofcourse,sheisgoingtocheckalltheblueHondasinsectionEuntilsheidentifieshercar.Thatiswhatdeductivereasoningisabout.Youuseyourgeneralknowledgeaboutsomethingtoarriveataspecificconclusion. DeductiveArgumentAnargumentbeginswithastatementthatwebelievetobetrueorfalse,whichwecallthepremise.Thenwereasoninalogicalmannertoarriveataconclusion.Adeductiveargumentisatypeoflogicalargumentthatbeginswithafactualpremisesuchthattheconclusionyouwanttoreachmustbetrue.Itusesdeductivereasoningtoarriveataconclusion.SullyusedthegeneralfactualpremisethatshedrivesablueHondatosearchforherspecificcar.HadshestartedsearchingforaredHonda,shewouldhaveneverfoundhercar.Shebeganwithfactsabouthercarand,ultimately,willhavetofindhercar.Therefore,adeductiveargumentbeginswithaknownfactthatwillultimatelyleadtoaconclusionthatistrue.Remember,withdeductivereasoning,youwillundoubtedlyarriveatatrueconclusion.Ifyoudon't,thenyoudidn'tbeginwithafactualstatement.UsesofDeductiveArgumentsDeductiveargumentsareusedmainlyinmathematics,sciences,andphilosophicaldebates.Inmathematics,deductiveargumentsareusedtoderivemathematicaltheoremsandformulas,andingeometricalproofs.Insciences,theseargumentshelptomakeconclusionsabouthuman,plantandanimaldevelopment,aswellasthepreventionandcureofdiseases.Plus,asmentionedearlier,weconstantlyusedeductivereasoningwithoutknowingit.ExamplesofDeductiveArgumentsWewillexploresomemathematicalarguments.Example1:Usedeductivereasoningtoprovethataquadrilateralisapolygon.Apolygonisaclosedfigurehavingthreeormoresides.Thisisthegeneralfactualpremisethatwewillstartwith.Anotherfactweknowisthataquadrilateralisafour-sidedclosedfigure.Sinceaquadrilateralisafour-sidedclosedfigure,andfourismorethanthree,thenaquadrilateralmustbeapolygon. Example2:Let'sexamineatwocolumngeometricproof. Inthisexample,webeganwiththegeneralpremisethatfigureROMPisasquare.Now,wehavetousethatknowledgetoprovethatthediagonalsRMandOParecongruent.Therefore,weshowedthatthesidesarecongruentbydefinitionofasquare,anotherfact.Then,weprovedthattwoshapesthathavecongruentsidesarecongruent,provingtwocongruenttriangles.Ifthetrianglesarecongruent,thentheircorrespondingsidesarecongruent,makingthediagonalscongruent.WemovedfromthegeneralcaseofasquaretothespecificcaseofsquareROMP.Example3:Hereisasimplescientificproof.Showthatdolphinsaremammals.Amammalisawarm-bloodedanimalthatgivessucktoitsyoung.Thisisthegeneralcase.Sincedolphinsgivesucktotheiryoungandarewarm-blooded,wecanconcludethatdolphinsaremammals.Example4:Marcytookherumbrellatoworktoday,andshedidnotgetwet.Showthatitrainedtoday.FirstlyweknowthatMarcytookherumbrella.However,thatdoesn'tprovethatitwasraining.Itcouldbesunnyandshedidn'twanttogetasunburn,whichalsoexplainswhyshedidn'tgetwet.Nothingherehelpsusprovedthatitrained;therefore,wecannotusedeductivereasoning.LessonSummaryAlright,let'sbrieflyreviewwhatwe'velearned!Adeductiveargumentusesfactualstatementstoarriveatotherfactualstatements,whichleadstoatrueconclusion.Itbuildsfromageneralfactualpremisetoarriveataspecificconclusion.Deductiveargumentshavehelpedmathematicians,scientistsandphilosophersmakeimportantconclusionsaboutlife.Inmathematics,deductiveargumentsareusedtosolvegeometricproofs. TounlockthislessonyoumustbeaStudy.comMember. Createyouraccount FrequentlyAskedQuestions Whataredeductiveandnon-deductivearguments? Adeductiveargumentpresentspremises,whicharetrue,tosupportaconclusionwhichisalsoobjectivelytrue.Anargumentisnotdeductiveifitsconclusionisonlylikelyorprobable.Deductiveargumentsattempttologicallydevelopobjectivelyaccurateconclusions. Whatisanexampleofadeductiveargument? Example-ThefastfoodrestaurantisalwaysclosedonChristmasDay.TodayisChristmasDay.So,thefastfoodrestaurantwillbeclosedtoday. Ifbothpremisesaretrue,thentheconclusionfollowsasbeinglogicallyaccurate. What'sthedifferencebetweenadeductiveandinductiveargument? Adeductiveargumentpresentspremises,whicharetrue,tosupportaconclusionwhichisalsoobjectivelytrue.Aninductiveargumentreasonswithtruepremisestoconstructaconclusionthatislikelytrue,butnotobjectivelyaccurate. Registertoviewthislesson Areyouastudentorateacher? 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