Socrates, You Gonna Die
Deductive reasoning, from the general law (all men are mortal) to the specific conclusion, delivered directly to Socrates, who finds it rude.
Transcript
[Title] "DEDUCTIVE REASONING builds chains of logic, moving from general laws to specific conclusions." [1] [Holding a book: "ALL MEN DIE"] "Humans are mortal… and Socrates is human…" [2] "Socrates! You gonna die, man!" Socrates: "Rude."
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2022-04-05-socrates-you-gonna-die/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)