Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Deduction - Induction - Abduction

Deduction

1- Rule: All the beans from this bag are white.
2- Case: These beans are from this bag.
3- Result: These beans are white.

Induction

1- Case: These beans are from this bag.
2- Result: These beans are white.
3- Rule: All the beans from this bag are white.

Abduction

1- Rule: All the beans from this bag are white.
2- Result: These beans are white.
3- Case: These beans are from this bag.