**Inductive: Specific → General. Deductive: General → Specific.** # In a Graphic ![[assets/Untitled 18.png]] ## Inductive Bottom Up. > [!tldr] ➡️ Inductive: specific facts "inducing" generalized conclusions ## Deductive Top Down. > [!tldr] ➡️ Deductive: generalized statements used to "deduce" specific facts. **** ### Source - [[Homo Deus]] ### Related - [[What is Science]] - [[The Scientific Method]] - use inductive reasoning to theorize general truths, hypothesize specific facts based on these truths, then test them.