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- Are you confused by academic jargon? - Do you know your `discourse' from your `dialectic'? - Can you tell the difference between `anomie' and `alienation'? The Social Science Jargon Buster tackles the most confusing concepts in the social sciences, brea
Deductive/Inductive Reasoning
Deductive/Inductive Reasoning
Core definition
Types of reasoning often used to ground various approaches to social science research. Deductive reasoning moves from general theory down to particular examples, while inductive reasoning moves from particular examples up to general theory.
Longer explanation
In social science research, methods that rely on deductive reasoning start with a theory, which is narrowed ...
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