#inference
7 pages tagged with "inference"
reasoning
- abductive arguments — inference to the best explanation - reasoning from observations to hypotheses
- complete study guide to reasoning and logic — structured learning paths and comprehensive guide to formal logic, reasoning patterns, argumentation theory, and critical thinking
- disjunctive syllogism — elimination by negation - reasoning by eliminating alternatives in either/or situations
- hypothetical syllogism — chain rule - transitivity of implication for building logical chains of reasoning
- inference rules — formal rules of logical inference - the valid patterns for deriving conclusions from premises
- modus ponens — affirming the antecedent - the fundamental inference rule of conditional reasoning
- modus tollens — denying the consequent - reasoning backwards from failed outcomes to eliminate possibilities