Question

In hypothesis-based science, specific results are predicted from a general premise, which is called what type of reasoning that proceeds from general to particular?

Answer 1

deductive

lecture. One observation to explain this occurrence might be, When I eat breakfast before class, I am better able to pay attention.  The student could then design an experiment with a control to test this hypothesis. In hypothesis-based science, specific results are predicted from a general premise. This type of reasoning is called deductive reasoning: deduction proceeds from the general to the particular. But the reverse of the process is also possible: sometimes, scientists reach a general conclusion from a number of specific observations. This type of reasoning is called inductive reasoning, and it proceeds from the particular to the general. Inductive and deductive reasoning are often used in tandem to advance scientific knowledge  Figure 1.7 .