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The Deductive Essay
A deductive essay is a reasoned argument supported by the generic idea that if certain facts are known then the writer can make inferences or deductions based upon them leading to an informative conclusion.
The purpose of a deductive essay is to facilitate the assessment of a student’s powers of deductive reasoning and the ability of said student to produce an essay based upon this. Most deductive essays are assessed according to specific criteria.
Evidence must be used throughout to support all suppositions in a deductive essay and the connections should be reasoned and coherent, as well as being correctly referenced in the style required by your college or university.
Structuring a Deductive Essay
The structure of a deductive essay provides an opening statement, a main body and a conclusion, as with all academic exercises. However, the structure of all deductive essays also follows three basic stages of development:
- The premise - a fact or belief
- The evidence - information available to you
- The conclusion - the inference you draw or assumptions you make based on the evidence.
A very simple example of this might be:
- Premise - Members of Parliament have the letters M.P. after their name.
- Evidence - John Peters has M.P. after his name.
- Conclusion - John Peters is a Member of Parliament.
The ethos underpinning the structure of a deductive essay is, as you can see, very straightforward. So much so, in fact, that most of us use it in everyday life - we just don’t usually write essays about it! The skills required for the completion of a successful deductive essay are, nevertheless, part of the daily routine for most people.
Writing a Deductive Essay
As you are constructing an essay based on reason, your syntax should reflect this with clarity of expression being of primary importance. You need to show from your argument that you are able to maker deductions and/or assessments on given situations founded on reasoned evaluation supplied by evidence.
You need to ensure, in a deductive essay, that each deduction you make can be clearly traced to a strong source, giving sufficient grounds for the assumptions you are making. Differentiate clearly throughout between fact and opinion as any confusion of this could fundamentally flaw the argument of your deductive essay. Also, ensure that your assumptions are not too wildly speculate but firmly rooted in the evidence given.
The conclusion, though succinct, of a deductive essay is important in that it needs to be a clear statement, or re-emphasis, of the inferences that have been drawn from the evidentiary support available. As with all academic work, it is essential that your deductive essay be presented in a clear, cogent and fluid style, free of errors of grammar, spelling and punctuation. In addition, pay particular attention to the syntax and paragraphing of a deductive essay because the reasoned argument that you are attempting to construct will be significantly reduced in impact if your writing is muddled, obscure and/or confusing.
