Types of Reasoning

Reasoning
Going beyond the information given We reason all the time What are types of reasoning?

Types of reasoning
Logical reasoning
Deductive reasoning Inductive reasoning

Reasoning by analogy Causal reasoning Scientific reasoning Reasoning by contagion Reasoning by similarity

Domain-general reasoning
Deductive logic is domain-general
Structure of the argument matters Content does not More to say about this next week

Inductive forms require knowing about content

Domain-specific reasoning

Why studying content is hard

Expertise effects Cultural differences Differences in degree of education Where is content studied
Specific domains of interest Developmental psychology Social psychology

Applications of reasoning
Education Marketing/Consumer behavior Evolutionary psychology
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