Scientific Reasoning, Theory , and Laws

______________requires a logical way of thinking based on gathering and evaluating evidence.

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Making decisions and drawing conclusions based on available evidence is a(n)________

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Being _________ is personal feelings that have entered into a decision or conclusion.

A way to explain things by starting with a general idea and then applying that specific observation.

• Deductive Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

• Faulty Reasoning

Using specific observations to make generalizations.

• deductive reasoning

• inductive reasoning

• faulty reasoning

Drawing conclusions on too little data

• deductive reasoning

• inductive reasoning

• faulty reasoning

A well tested explanation for wide range of observations and experimental results.

• Scientific Theory

• Scientific Law

A statement that scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.

• Scientific theory

• Scientific law

_____________________ is understanding scientific terms and principles well enough to ask questions, evaluate information, and make decisions.

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__________ includes observations and conclusions that have been repeated.