#deductive_reasoning__deductivereasoning__deduction__synthesis__synthesi  reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
  supertype:  reasoning__logical_thinking__logicalthinking__abstract_thought  thinking that is coherent and logical
  subtype:  syllogism  deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

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