inductive and deductive reasoning

Deductive reasoning is the process of using logic to draw conclusions from given facts, definitions, and properties.

Inductive reasoning is the process of reasoning that a rule or statement is true because specific cases are true. 

These types of reasoning are appropriate when making and verifying conjectures. A conjecture is a statement that has not been proven true but also has not been proven false. Inductive reasoning helps us make conjectures. Deductive reasoning helps us verify conjectures