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  2. Wason selection task - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] It is one of the most famous tasks in the study of deductive reasoning. [4] An example of the puzzle is: You are shown a set of four cards placed on a table, each of which has a number on one side and a color on the other. The visible faces of the cards show 3, 8, blue and red.

  3. Category:Deduction board games - Wikipedia

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    Deduction board games are a genre of board game in which the central mechanic is the use of deductive reasoning and logic in order to win the game. Pages in category "Deduction board games" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.

  4. Puzzle - Wikipedia

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    People with a high level of inductive reasoning aptitude may be better at solving such puzzles compared to others. But puzzles based upon inquiry and discovery may be solved more easily by those with good deduction skills. Deductive reasoning improves with practice. Mathematical puzzles often involve BODMAS.

  5. Deductive reasoning - Wikipedia

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    This theory of deductive reasoning – also known as term logic – was developed by Aristotle, but was superseded by propositional (sentential) logic and predicate logic. [citation needed] Deductive reasoning can be contrasted with inductive reasoning, in regards to validity and soundness. In cases of inductive reasoning, even though the ...

  6. Outline of thought - Wikipedia

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    Abductive reasoning – Inference seeking the simplest and most likely explanation – from data and theory: p and q are correlated, and q is sufficient for p; hence, if p then (abducibly) q as cause; Deductive reasoning – Form of reasoning – from meaning postulate, axiom, or contingent assertion: if p then q (i.e., q or not-p)

  7. Deduction board game - Wikipedia

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    Deduction board games are a genre of board game in which the players must use deductive reasoning and logic in order to win the game. While many games, such as bridge or poker require the use of deductive reasoning to some degree, deduction board games feature deductive reasoning as their central mechanic.

  8. Divergent thinking - Wikipedia

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    Divergent thinking not only encourages playfulness but reasoning skills as well. Pier-Luc Chantal, Emilie Gagnon-St-Pierre, and Henry Markovits of Université du Quebec à Montréal conducted a study on preschool-aged children in which the relationship between divergent thinking and deductive reasoning were observed. [ 6 ]

  9. Inference - Wikipedia

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    Deductive reasoning – Form of reasoning; Inductive reasoning – Method of logical reasoning; Entailment – Relationship where one statement follows from another; Epilogism; Analogy – Cognitive process of transferring information or meaning from a particular subject to another