Deductive reasoning
A strategy to narrow the possibilities



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Deductive reasoning

  1. Narrowing the possibilities to solve a mystery or make a scientific hypothesis.
  2. Narrowing geographic clues to make a hypothesis about location.
  3. Assuming that all clues are true.
  4. Distinguishing inconsistency due to error vs. at least one of the clues being untrue.
  5. Introducing the possibility of deception.

References:

About Coconut Crabs
Includes basic information, photos and video.
Arkive
About coconut palms
Shows how coconuts grow on palm trees. Contrast with date palms.
Wikipedia
Indonesian cuisine and coconut
Overview of Indonesian cuisine with comment about importance of coconut.
Wikipedia
Filipino cuisine and cocnut
Overview of Filipino cuisine with comment about importance of coconut.
Wikipedia
Conservation status of Coconut Crab (Birgus latro)
Summary of what is known about the distribution of Coconut Crabs and their conservation status.
IUCN Redlist