Deductive Reasoning
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Deductive
Reasoning Neighbor 1: "Hi, there, new neighbor,
it sure is a nice day to be moving" New Neighbor: "Yes, it is and people
around here seem extremely friendly" Neighbor 1: "So what is it you do for a
living?" New Neighbor: "I am a professor at the
University, I teach deductive reasoning" Neighbor 1: "Deductive reasoning, what
is that? "New Neighbor: "Let me give you
and example. I see you have a dog house out back. By that I deduce that you have a
dog." Neighbor 1: "That is right" New Neighbor: "The fact that you have a
dog, Leads me to deduce that you have a family. Neighbor 1: "Right again" New Neighbor: "Since you have a family
I deduce that you have a wife" Neighbor 1: "Correct" New Neighbor: "And since you have a
wife, I can deduce that you are heterosexual" Neighbor 1: "Yup" New Neighbor: "That is deductive
reasoning" Neighbor 1: "Cool" Later that same day Neighbor 1: "Hey, I was talking to that
new guy who moved in next door" Neighbor 2: "Is he a nice guy?" Neighbor 1: "Yes, and he has an
interesting job" Neighbor 2: "Oh, yeah what does he
do?" Neighbor 1: "He is a professor of
deductive reasoning at the University" Neighbor 2: "Deductive reasoning, what
is that" Neighbor 1: "Let me give you an
example. Do you have a dog house?" Neighbor 2: "No" Neighbor 1: "Fag."