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Hypothetico-deduction (or hypothetico-deductive reasoning) is a dominant logical process within the sciences based on what Oldroyd (1986) has called the “arch of knowledge.” Through induction (see also) evidence from observations and/or experiments is collected to the point where a scientist proposes a generalization worthy of testing.
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Oldroyd, D. R. (1986). The arch of knowledge: An introductory study of the history of the philosophy and methodology of science. New York, NY: Methuen.
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McComas, W.F. (2014). Hypothetico-Deduction. In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_44
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