Difficulty understanding a specific type of reasoning...

2). Sometimes when something is difficult to understand, it becomes a bit clearer when we try to explain it to someone else.  Which type of reasoning was most difficult to understand?  Please do some additional internet research on that specific type of reasoning and discuss what you learned.

This week's blog was a little bit challenging to write because there were no specific text from the textbook to refer to. I had to go on the web and search for answers and help myself. I had the most difficult time understanding deductive reasoning out of all the different types of reasoning given. As I looked further through the web I found a better understanding of what deductive reasoning is. Deduction starts with an assumed hypothesis or theory. This assumption may be well-accepted or it may be a bit shaky. Deduction reasoning is usually used by scientists who take a general scientific law and apply it to a certain case. In most cases they assume the law is true. Deduction reasoning can be used to test induction reasoning. Deductive reasoning assumes that the basic law from which you are arguing is applicable in all cases.

Example: There is a law against smoking. You should stop smoking now.
The assumed hypothesis in this example is that there is a law against smoking. Some people may accept this law but others may just reject it.