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Hypothetico-Deductive Method
Martyn Shuttleworth
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2 Inductive Reasoning
3 Deductive Reasoning
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a later date.
5 Testability
1 Scientific Reasoning
2.1 Falsifiability
2.2 Verification Error
2.3 Testability
2.4 Post Hoc Reasoning
3 Deductive Reasoning
4 Inductive Reasoning
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6 Abductive Reasoning
7 Defeasible Reasoning
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For example, trying to test the hypothesis that God exists would be difficult, because there is no
scientific way to evaluate it.
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predictions may be correct and will lead to new areas of research and refinements of the
hypothesis.
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