Answer:
Deductive reasoning is stronger than inductive reasoning because it leads to conclusions based on supported, general ideas.
Explanation:
Deductive reasoning starts with a general, broad truth expressed as a major premise and then follows by minor, specific premises to provide a guaranteed conclusion. It depends on the link between the premises and the conclusion: if both the main premise and minor premises are true, then the conclusion cannot be false.
Inductive reasoning is the opposite of the deductive one: it starts with small, specific premises (or facts) to reach a broad conclusion. Unlike deductive reasoning, the veracity of the conclusion relies on how strong or weak the minor premises could be.
Both deductive and inductive reasoning are based on evidence. The main difference between these two is the approachment they take to reach a conclusion, and how truthful and probable it could be. Since deductive reasoning bases its conclusion in supported assumptions and these are directly linked to the conclusion, it is more likely to be true than inductive reasoning, which bases its conclusion in a couple of small, specific facts that are not always probable in all cases and could lead to a weak conclusion.
