( ( Deductive reasoning ) ( ( ( ( begins ( from ( generalizations ( -LRB- ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( opinions , ) ( apriori statements ) ) , ) ( basic assumptions ) ) , ) beliefs ) , ) or ) facts ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( ends up ) ( with ( a ( specific deduction ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Deductive) (NN reasoning)) (VP (VP (VBZ begins) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (NNS generalizations)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NP (NNS opinions)) (, ,) (NP (JJ apriori) (NNS statements)) (, ,) (NP (JJ basic) (NNS assumptions)) (, ,) (NP (NNS beliefs)) (, ,) (CC or) (NP (NNS facts))) (-RRB- -RRB-))))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ ends) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT a) (JJ specific) (NN deduction))))) (. .)))
Deductive reasoning begins from generalizations (opinions, apriori statements, basic assumptions, beliefs, or facts) and ends up with a specific deduction.
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG Making) (NP (DT a) (JJ specific) (NN statement)) (PP (VBN based) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT a) (JJ general) (NN principle)))))) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN definition)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ deductive) (NN reasoning))))) (. .)))