deductive

Of inductive and deductive, the inductive 140 proofs generally go first.

General truths and their application by deductive arguments usually stand late in the brief.

According to the foregoing remarks, hypotheses are invented to enable the Deductive Method to be earlier applied to phenomena.

But, further, this reasoning by counters is only suitable to a very limited portion even of our deductive processes.

In spite of his allegiance to "tradition," he generally prefers deductive to inductive reasoning.