Deduction is a form of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises. A deduction is also the name for the conclusion reached by a deductive reasoning process. A classic example of deductive reasoning is evident in syllogisms like the following: Premise 1 All humans are mortal. Premise 2 Socrates is a human. Conclusion Socrates is mortal. The reasoning in this argument is deductively valid because there is no way in which both premises could be true and the conclusion be false.
Deduction is a .form of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises A deduction is also the name for the conclusion reached by a deductive reasoning process A classic example of deductive reasoning is evident in syllogisms like the following: Premise 1 Al.l humans are mortal. Premise 2 Socrates is a human. Conclusion Socrates is mortal. The reasoning in this argument is deductively valid because there is no way in which both premises could be true and the conclusion be false.