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For example, if a car's trunk is large and a bike does not fit into it, you may assume the bike must also be large.
For example, if a car's trunk is large and a bike does not fit into it, you may assume the bike must also be large.


==Abductive===
==Abductive==
'''Abductive reasoning''' is to abduce (or take away) a logical assumption, explanation, inference, conclusion, hypothesis, or best guess from an observation or set of observations. Because the conclusion is merely a best guess, the conclusion that is drawn may or may not be true.
'''Abductive reasoning''' is to abduce (or take away) a logical assumption, explanation, inference, conclusion, hypothesis, or best guess from an observation or set of observations. Because the conclusion is merely a best guess, the conclusion that is drawn may or may not be true.




===Difference between inductive and deductive===
The main difference between inductive and deductive reasoning is that inductive reasoning aims at developing a theory while deductive reasoning aims at testing an existing theory.


The learning and the transformation of the world-views of the participating stakeholders during the production of the Clusters and the Influence Trees is by far more valuable than the actual graphic snapshots of the problem situation being addressed through the [[Structured Democratic Dialogue Process]].
In other words, inductive reasoning moves from specific observations to broad generalizations. Deductive reasoning works the other way around.


More specifically, the use of [[Abductive Reasoning]] for the construction of the [[Influence Trees|Influence Tree]] and [[Inductive Reasoning]] for the construction of the [[Clusters|Clustering Process], emancipates the stakeholders from the prison of the extrapolation and perpetuation of the current situation. In this manner they can create futures and construct world-views that have never been.
 
==Application in [[Structured Democratic Dialogue Process==
 
The use of [[Abductive Reasoning]] for the construction of the [[Influence Trees|Influence Tree]] and [[Inductive Reasoning]] for the construction of the [[Clusters|Clustering Process], emancipates the stakeholders from the prison of the extrapolation and perpetuation of the current situation. In this manner they can create futures and construct world-views that have never been.




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