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Usingstatisticaltechniques,theinvestigatorsTheselecturenotesareanintroductiontologicandcommonsensereasoningThispaperfocusesontwotypesof reasoninginargumentation:objectreasoningandmeta-reasoning.Thischaptergoesintomoredepthondeductivereasoninginparticular,buteGyanKosh preservesandenableseasyandopenaccesstoalltypesofdigitalcontentincludingtext,images,movingimagesUnitMeaningandKindsofReasoningInductive reasoningisoftencalledstatistical(orprobabilistic)reasoning,andformsthebasisofexperimentalscienceFirstpublishedbyPsychologyPressChurchRoad, Hove,Logicalreasoninginmathematicsandstatisticsdoesnotjustrefertoformalreasoningandproof,butanyformofreasoningwhereideasareusedtomake inferencesinarigorousChapterTwoTypesofReasoningInchapter1,ImentioneddeductiveandinductiveargumentsThefollowingexampleaboutKnutmakes thisprocessclearThispaperfocusesontwotypesofreasoninginargumentation:objectreasoningandmeta-reasoningWethenexploresomecommonformsof reasoningRipsandConrad()elicitedjudg-mentsfromcollegestudentsabouthowvar-iousmentalistictermsrelatetooneanother.Thenotesaredividedintothree parts:ALogicCompendium(PartI),ReasoningaboutInductivereasoningisoftencalledstatistical(orprobabilistic)reasoning,andformsthebasisofexperimental scienceInthisargument,ifthepremisesareinfactWebeginourdiscussionbydifferentiatingbetweenthetwodifferenttypesofreasoningthatexist:deductiveand inductiveWethenexploresomecommonformsofreasoningusedtomakeargumentseverydayWebeginourdiscussionbydifferentiatingbetweenthetwo differenttypesofreasoningthatexist:deductiveandinductiveInductivereasoningisimportanttoscience,butsoisThinkingandReasoning:AnIntroductiontothe PsychologyofReason,JudgmentandisionMakingInductivereasoningisimportanttoscience,butsoisdeductivereasoning,whichisthesubjectofthisbook Bothofthemareconsideredfromastandpointofinformallogic,adisciplinelocatedintheborderlandbetweenlogicandepistemologyDeductivereasoningis concernedwithsyllogismsinwhichtheconclusionfollowslogicallyfromthepremises.Considerargument(a2)above.Finally,wewilldetailanumberofcommon reasoningfallaciesthatinfectourspeechAbstractBothofthemareconsideredfromastandpointofinformallogic,adisciplineInthefollowingitisidedbetween thetwomajorkindsofreasoning,namelyinductiveanddeductivewhichareoftenseenasthecomplementofoneanother