A problem-solving process. Two paradigms are logical and analogical reasoning. Logical reasoning includes deductive and inductive. Deductive reasoning is arriving at a conclusion from premises and rules of inference. Inductive reasoning is forming a general conclusion that explains multiple observations. Analogical reasoning uses analogy of a current situation to familiar ones from previous experiences. One paradigm for analogical reasoning is a neural network. Artificial intelligence; Expert systems; Neural networks.
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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Reasoning . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_862
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