Deductive Logic Vs Inductive Logic Quotes & Sayings

The word 'proof' should strictly only be used when we are dealing with deductive inferences.... Popper claimed that scientists only need to use deductive inferences.... So if a scientist is only interested in demonstrating that a given theory is false, she may be able to accomplish her goal without the use of inductive inferences.... When a scientist collects experimental data, her aim might be to show that a particular theory...is false. She will have to resort to inductive reasoning.... So Popper's attempt to show that science can get by without induction does not succeed. — Samir Okasha

As of late, 'Boyz n the Hood' really impacted me because I grew up in that same neighborhood. It was the first time I saw a true reflection of me, my neighborhood and my surroundings. — Wendy Raquel Robinson

No discussion of logic is complete without a refresher course in the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning. By its strictest definition, inductive reasoning proves a general principle - your idea worth spreading - by highlighting a group of specific events, trends, or observations. In contrast, deductive reasoning builds up to a specific principle - again, your idea worth spreading - through a chain of increasingly narrow statements. — Jeremey Donovan

If you want to be a radical theologian, you have to be able to say, "I have no idea what is going on." That's being a radical theologian. — Art Hochberg

Men who are scandalized at the lack of freedom in Russia do not ask themselves how real is liberty among the poor, the weak, and the ignorant in capitalist society. — Emily Greene Balch

Don't depend on recent or current figures to forecast future prices; remember that many others knew them before you did — Irving Kahn

Live generously. — Eugene H. Peterson

You will no longer pick this sage that flavors your whole life. — Naomi Shihab Nye

Killing more people won't help matters. — Jeannette Rankin