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a link by which the result of Abduction,— that
is to say the proposed explanatory hypothesis,—
is put into a form in which Induction can be
applied to it; and it only consists in making
thought distinct as to what the Supposition
that the Abduction suggests really supposes.
While it is a relatively insignificant step
in the inquiry, however, Deduction becomes
of surpassing importance in logic; and
the reason of this is that Logic
or rather Critic, which is that branch of logic that evaluates arguments,
is itself Deductive.

In order to put this remark into a clear
light it is requisite to view the three Classes
of Argument from another standpoint.

A Deduction is a process of thought by which

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a link by wich the result of Abduction, - that is to say the proposed explanatory hypothesis, - is put into a form in which Induction can be applied to it; and it only consists in making thought distinct as to what the Supposition that the Abduction suggests really supposes.
While it is a relatively insignificant step in the inquiry, however, Deduction becomes of surpassing importance in logic; and the reason of this is that Logic or rather Critic, which is that [p?] of logic that evaluates arguments, is itself Deductive.

In order to put this remark into a clear light it is requisite to view the three Classes of Argument from another stand point.

A Deduction is a process of thought by which