Deduction and Logic

Deduction

Deduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

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Logic and deduction are semantically related in reasoning topic. In some cases you can use "Logic" instead a noun "Deduction".

Nearby Words: deduce, deduct, deductive, deducted, deductible

Logic noun - The thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems.

Usage example: I tried to use logic to figure out the solution to the puzzle

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Deduction and logic are semantically related in science of reasoning topic. You can use "Deduction" instead a noun "Logic".

Nearby Words: logical, logically, logicality, logician

rational	rational deduction	rational logic
usual	usual deduction	usual logic
common	common deduction	common logic
standard	standard deduction	standard logic
Other adjectives: reasonable, obvious, simple, actual, serious, little, crazy, scientific.

The "classic" tabletop game Clue/Cluedo (depending on where you live) is a game about logic and deduction, with very little reason for having a die-roll to move around the board - in fact, different editions of the game change the numbers of squares between various rooms for no apparent reason.

Source: The Artifact
In The X-Files, when Mulder needs to think really hard about a problem he watches Plan 9 from Outer Space on the reasoning that the film is so bad it shuts down his logic and allows him to make his standard huge leaps of deduction.

Source: Putting On My Thinking Cap
When the last clue is a Smoking Gun, making the previous ones redundant, it's Clue, Evidence, and a Smoking Gun; Conviction by Counterfactual Clue, where the logic is based on faulty deduction; and Right for the Wrong Reasons, where the logic is correct but the premises are mistaken.

Source: Bat Deduction

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