slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
From: Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net>
JAY JG wrote: No, that's a strawman argument. "Deductive reasoning" becomes original research when it is used to build a case against a position presented in an article, not when used to do unit conversions.
Deductive reason is the application of logic to the facts as already presented. The uncle/nephew vs. aunt/niece is simply a nonsense comment pulled out of imagination.
Ray - Jay is correct in his description of original research. His point is simply that deduction (that is, drawing a conclusion from a set of premises) should not be used by editors to make a point not already made in a credible publication.
This sounds like an argument for the commandment, "Thou shalt not think."
It should not be used to make cases for certain positions; and in particular, editors should not go on to present their conclusions as though they're established facts, which happens a lot.
Presenting conclusions as though they were facts is quite another matter, and you're right it does happen a lot.
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