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that was induction, not deduction.
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#If A is true, then B is true.
 
#If A is true, then B is true.
 
#Therefore, B is true.
 
#Therefore, B is true.
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A lesser known rule is:
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#If Q is true, then R is true.
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#R is not true.
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#Therefore, Q is not true.
      
Aristotle codified the rules of deduction two millenia ago in [[Ancient Greece]]. He also added 256 rules about groups of things. For example:
 
Aristotle codified the rules of deduction two millenia ago in [[Ancient Greece]]. He also added 256 rules about groups of things. For example:
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