scientific reasoning
Evidence-based thinking
Scientific reasoning is the systematic process of forming hypotheses, gathering evidence through observation or experiment, and drawing conclusions based on that evidence.
It emphasizes testability, reproducibility, and logical inference over intuition or authority.
The vaccine's effectiveness was established through scientific reasoning, not anecdote.
Scientific reasoning underlies the scientific method but also applies more broadly to any careful, evidence-based thinking.
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- deductionConclusion from premises
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- double blindStudy hiding group assignments
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- thinking skillslogic, logical thinking, critical thinking, analytical thinking, analysis
scientific reasoningfaith
Trust without proof
blind faith · superstition · revelation · dogma · magical thinking
scientific reasoninggut feeling
Instinctive sense about something
emotional reasoning · wishful thinking · intuition · gut instinct · confirmation bias
scientific reasoninganecdotal evidence
Support from individual accounts
hearsay · old wives' tales · myth · folklore · conjecture
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