REASONING

INDUCTIVE
and
DEDUCTIVE
REASONING
 At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able
to:
 Use inductive and deductive reasoning in an
argument
 Describe situations where inductive and
deductive reasoning are applicable
 Apply inductive reasoning to reason
mathematically in solving problems involving
patterns.
Ms. Cheska
Are you familiar with Rebus puzzles?

Rebus puzzles are pictograms that

include a hidden word or phrase.
These are example problems that
can be solved by inductive
reasoning.
EXAMPLES

SQUARE GOOD ADVERB

DANCE AFTERNOO
N
 BACK DOOR
DOUBLE
SLOW VISION
DOWN

FORGET
IT
How did you generate the answers?
 Observing an observable pattern in a
given set of data

Inductive Reasoning
-a process of generating a
conclusion based on an observable
pattern given in a set of data.
DETAILS-CONCLUDE
(specific to general)
 What is deductive reasoning?

-a process of showing that certain

statements follow logically from
agreed upon assumptions or
proven facts.
(general to specific)

SYLLOGISM
 A syllogism is an argument composed of three
SYLLOGIS statements:
 a major premise(hypothesis)
M  a minor premise(hypothesis)
 a conclusion

 a major premise-GENERAL STATEMENT

CONCLUSION a minor premise-PARTICULAR
STATEMENT
EXAMPL
E:
What can you conclude from the argument below?

All mammals produce milk for their babies.

Women are mammals.

All mammals produce milk for their babies.-major premise

Women are mammals.-minor premise
Women produce milk for their babies.-conclusion
ACTIVIT
Y