non-deductive
adjective social science specialized (also nondeductive) uk/ˌnɒn.dɪˈdʌk.tɪv/ us/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈdʌk.t̬ɪv/
非演绎的
considering the known facts and making judgments about probable causes and results
It is not possible to dismiss these non-deductive techniques as simply "subjective". 不可能将这些非演绎推理简单地视为“主观”推理。
Much evaluative reasoning is nondeductive because there is not enough information to enable us to draw firm conclusions. 许多评估性推理是非演绎的，因为没有足够的信息使我们能够得出确定的结论。
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- He is critical of the use of analogical argument, which by its nature is non-deductive, as it relies on ethical intuitions.
- The "mental models" approach argues that all the experimental results point to deduction-like results being achieved by non-deductive reasoning.
- In the end, the researchers made the damaging admission that they had used non-deductive methods to resemble deduction.