Intuition and reasoning

comic by Karen Villalba
Deductive reasoning can be described as following logic you know and applying it to a situation, such as this comic demonstrates. Since most people have legs, and that is what you know, you assume that the person in the comic has legs even though they are not showing. Deductive reasoning can be referred to as top-down logic, where logic follows by a general statement to a specific conclusion. Inductive reasoning leads to a more general conclusion, and is different.

Our intuition is followed by our logic, we make decisions based on what we already know with inductive and deductive reasoning. Our core intuitions help us with our daily life and get us through fundamental obstacles.

Subject-specific intuition is linked to specific areas of knowledge, so you may know what to do when it comes to the arts or sciences because you may be well versed in those areas. This can evolve with education and practice, and is also linked with ethics.

Social intuition lies with our morality, whether or not we could be considered good or bad decided on standards created by society. It comes from making right or wrong choices, but is there really a line? I think yes. Morally, we should be respectful to one another and not do anything drastic. Social intuition has much to do with interacting with people using the base of logic and knowledge of what you already know about the person or how to interact with new people.