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Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914) was a logician and practicing scientist<ref>[[ | Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914) was a logician and practicing scientist<ref>Wikipedia article on ''[[wikipedia:Charles_Sanders_Peirce|Charles Sanders Peirce]]''</ref>; he gradually developed a triadic account of the logic of inquiry. He also distinguishes between three forms of argumentation, types of inference and research methods that are involved in scientific inquiry, namely: | ||
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#Deduction or drawing of consequences from hypotheses; and | #Deduction or drawing of consequences from hypotheses; and |
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