Reasoning and If Then Statement

• Conditional statements


  Consist of a hypothesis and a conclusion, usually written in if-then format
• Inductive reasoning


  • Example: Noticing all mice around are brown and concluding all mice in the world are brown
• Deductive reasoning


  Conclusions reached are valid and can be relied on
• Reasoning


  The practice of stating ideas clearly and precisely to arrive at a conclusion
• Inductive reasoning


  Starting with specific observations or facts, and inferring a general rule or conclusion from them
• Deductive reasoning


  Reaching conclusions based on previously known facts
• Conditional statements


  • Example: If all Filipinos eat rice, and Ronnie is a Filipino, then Ronnie eats rice
• Deductive reasoning


  • Example: Knowing all pennies are copper-colored, concluding a penny given will be copper-colored
• Conclusion

  States what needs to be proven, found in the "then" part of the conditional statement
• Conditional statement consists of a hypothesis and a conclusion, usually written in if-then statements
• Hypothesis


  States the given facts assumed as true, found in the "if" part of the conditional statement
• Converse of a conditional statement

  Formed when the "if" and "then" parts are reversed