Inductive: Specific → General. Deductive: General → Specific.

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Inductive

Bottom Up.

➡️ Inductive: specific facts "inducing" generalized conclusions

Top Down.

➡️ Deductive: generalized statements used to "deduce" specific facts.

What is Science
The Scientific Method - use inductive reasoning to theorize general truths, hypothesize specific facts based on these truths, then test them.