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How can I be really good at deductive reasoning like Sherlock Holmes?

Having trouble with my deductive reasoning. Any Tips?

  • I've been working on my deductive reasoning, not in math though as in people. When your walking down the street and you see someone you can make deductions about them. Like Sherlock Holmes! Many people refer to it as a super power but it is not, in fact, it is a skill. A very observant skill. I've been working on my observation as well. How can I make intense observation a habit? And how can I connect the dots between the things I observe? I'm really struggling. If I can get this down while I'm still young (14) I'd like to be a private detective. I have my entire high school year to work on it so please leave some tips and if you are advanced in the "art" (yes I believe it is an art) maybe you could help tutor me. Thank you!

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    Deductive reasoning is an art and a science. Aristotle (300 B.C.) is the father of deductive reasoning. All math, logic, and science depend upon it. So too does analysis of literature and history. Here are 2 deductive arguments: True - All squares have 4 sides. My garden is a square. My garden has 4 sides. False - All cows have 4 legs. My cat has 4 legs. My cat is a cow. ------- Look on Wikipedia for: Deductive reasoning. Aristotle. Inductive reasoning. ------- If you're good at deductive reasoning you'd be good at computer science. And I love Sherlock Holmes.

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Practice and start small and work your way up. There are various classes, books, and other media that will help teach you things to look for and what they may indicate of people's appearance, behavior, body langauge Etc. For ex. a lot of people think that when someone doesn't make direct eye contact with someone they are lying, but actually lesser known is the fact that liars will sometimes purposefully make direct eye contact to *prove* they aren't lying when in fact they are. Also, very skilled liars may not have any visible, audible, or other clues to indicate they are being untruthful. Another ex. people who say yes or no but nod their head in the opposite yes or no physical gesture - they are betraying what they are saying through their body language. They can say yes but their head is shaking no. A criminal justice course will help you in college if you wish to be a private detective someday and will also teach you more of this type of thing. It isn't fool proof and there are always exceptions but it can as you've observed be very on the money sometimes.

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