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Deductive Reasoning

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Deductive reasoning starts from a general principle and predicts a specific result that must follow if the principle holds.

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Given that warmer regions shift species ranges, a scientist deduces that a specific mountain's plant line should climb as the climate warms.

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A deduction is only as sound as the general principle it starts from.