What type of reasoning did Peirce define and develop?
Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Abductive reasoning
Circular reasoning
Answer
Charles Sanders Peirce defined and developed the concept of abductive reasoning, a form of logical inference that involves forming a conclusion based on the best explanation for a set of observations.
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