Scientists uses inductive reasoning to come up with a hypothesis. Inductive reasoning occurs whenever a person uses creative thinking to combine isolated facts into a cohesive whole. Testing a hypothesis, a scientist uses a deductive reasoning. Deductive reasoning involves if, then logic. For example, a scientist might reason if organisms are composed of cells, then microscopic examination of any part of an organism should reveal cells.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:03:11 +0000
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