- Deductive begins from principles, which can then be applied to specific instances.
→ more guaranteed cause principles are generally more proven - Inductive begins from specific instances, which can then be generalized into principles.
→ “probably…”
Examples:
- Deductive: A men are mortals (principle). Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal (instance).
- Inductive: Socrates died. Plato died. Pretty much every human has died before reaching 110 or so (instances). So we can conclude that all humans are mortal (principle).