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Kinds of reasoning process :
- deduction (2 facts) - Process of reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from a given premise or premises, without a need for additional information. Compare induction.
 
- induction (2 facts) - System of reasoning in which the conclusion, though implied by the premises and consistent with them, does not necessarily follow from them.