{"id":528,"date":"2013-08-20T17:39:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T17:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/?p=528"},"modified":"2020-10-04T11:49:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T11:49:35","slug":"logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/","title":{"rendered":"Logical Reasoning Key to Scientific Breakthroughs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logical Reasoning is something you have as an innate quality or something that you can develop. In the process of logical reasoning you use many tools. Some of them are arguments, statements, and axioms. You use logical reasoning to test whether something is true or false. There are various types of logical reasoning. They are namely deductive, inductive, and abductive reasoning.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deductive reasoning<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major premise: All dogs are animals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minor premise: Terry is a dog<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion: Terry is an animal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deductive reasoning<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deductive reasoning uses the concept of premises. It uses existing information, rearranges this information, and draws a conclusion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/#Inductive_reasoning\" >Inductive reasoning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/#Abductive_reasoning\" >Abductive reasoning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/#Formal_reasoning\" >Formal reasoning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/#Informal_reasoning\" >Informal reasoning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/#Logical_reasoning_is_universal\" >Logical reasoning is universal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/#Observation\" >Observation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/#Theories\" >Theories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/#Predictions\" >Predictions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/#Data\" >Data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/logical-reasoning-key-to-scientific-breakthroughs\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inductive_reasoning\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inductive reasoning<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of reasoning uses generalizations. Therefore inductive reasoning is risky. It is like hypothesizing that &#8220;all swans are white&#8221;. Inductive reasoning does not draw conclusions on meticulous observational results. Rather, it uses generalization results to arrive at the conclusion. So in this example, if a black swan is spotted, this type of reasoning becomes incorrect. However, inductive reasoning is popular and is widely used in physics and philosophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Abductive_reasoning\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abductive reasoning<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abductive reasoning has similarities with inductive reasoning. An example is as below. Major premise: The bucket is filled with nylon clothes Minor premise: I am holding a nylon cloth in my hand Conclusion: The nylon cloth was taken out of the bucket<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abductive reasoning concludes based on the most plausible probability. Scientists and researchers use this type of reasoning to draw conclusions based on probabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Formal_reasoning\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formal reasoning<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a type of deductive reasoning. It uses existing information, rearranges it, and arrives at conclusions. No new information is generated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Informal_reasoning\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Informal reasoning<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has all the principles and practices of formal reasoning. Additionally, it uses probabilities and truth analysis to arrive at conclusions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Logical_reasoning_is_universal\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logical reasoning is universal<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logical reasoning is often one of the sections in aptitude tests. It is a universal skill. Every job and profession makes use of the theories, principles, and practices of logical reasoning. Good logical reasoning skills are in high demand today. Everyone uses logical reasoning sub-consciously. Learning it and defining it in your everyday work increases your efficiency. You are able to understand information better. Your analytical skills improve. You are able to question and reason information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Logical reasoning in scientific research<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Observation\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Observation<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initial foundation of logical reasoning is observation. Observing natural phenomenon is the first step towards understanding and hypothesizing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Theories\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theories<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists use the principles of logical reasoning to arrive at reasons towards a possible phenomenon. Scientific research inculcates various logical reasoning techniques. Theories are formed out of these computations. Theories are further divided into hypothetical inferences and problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Predictions\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Predictions<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logical reasoning helps researchers predict the outcomes of their scientific experiments. Scientists need to test their theories and hypothetical inferences. Prediction-testing is an important constituent of any scientific experiment. Logical reasoning techniques are used extensively in this process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Data\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logical reasoning in scientific analysis generates test data. This data is used to consolidate the prediction process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logical reasoning is the key to scientific experiments and hence enables scientific breakthroughs. Without logical reasoning, scientific analysis may not lead to discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Logical Reasoning is something you have as an innate quality or something that you can develop. In the process of logical reasoning you use many tools. Some of them are arguments, statements, and axioms. You use logical reasoning to test whether something is true or false. There are various types of logical reasoning. 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