Warrior Class: Reasoning How do detectives solve crimes? How do scientists develop theories? Why do people jump to conclusions on social media? The answer lies in three powerful methods of reasoning: deduction, induction, and abduction.
Join the Warrior Class instructors for a lively, witty, and thought-provoking exploration of the ways humans think, learn, predict, and explain the world around them. Through everyday situations, examples, scientific discoveries, criminal investigations, family drama, bad decisions, and questionable life choices, they break down complex concepts into practical tools anyone can understand and use.
In this talk, you’ll learn:
How detectives solve crimes? How scientists develop theories? Why people jump to conclusions on social media? The answer lies in three powerful methods of reasoning: deduction, induction, and abduction.
Join Balogun and Ominiki for a lively, witty, and thought-provoking exploration of the ways humans think, learn, predict, and explain the world around them. Through everyday situations, hilarious examples, scientific discoveries, criminal investigations, family drama, bad decisions, and questionable life choices, they break down complex concepts into practical tools anyone can understand and use.
In this talk, you’ll learn:
✅ What deductive reasoning is and why its conclusions can be certain
✅ How inductive reasoning helps us recognize patterns and make predictions
✅ Why abductive reasoning is the foundation of diagnosis, detective work, and troubleshooting
✅ The difference between validity, soundness, and probability
✅ How reasoning errors lead to misinformation, stereotypes, and poor decisions
✅ How scientists, doctors, lawyers, investigators, and everyday people use these reasoning methods
✅ Practical examples you can apply immediately in work, education, and daily life
Whether you're a student, educator, critical thinker, researcher, writer, entrepreneur, investigator, or simply curious about how the mind works, this engaging lecture will sharpen your analytical skills and help you become a better thinker.
Topics Covered:
• Logic and critical thinking
• Deductive reasoning
• Inductive reasoning
• Abductive reasoning
• Scientific method
• Problem solving
• Decision making
• Cognitive biases
• Critical analysis
• Everyday logic
Thinking isn’t just something we do—it’s something we can do better.