Oh hey, there's an Eeevil Hope sketchbook today.

I hope you like logical reasoning!

There will be elaboration on what Ellen means next page, and I'll elaborate further in its commentary (WOO! LOGIC AND REASONING! YEAH!).

I first took an interest in types of reasoning when someone dared to point out that Sherlock Holmes rarely, if ever, actually used deductive reasoning. This bold claim seemed to be accurate.

I didn't take a lot of interest in it at first. I mostly thought, "that's neat," and occasionally thought about it. More recently, however, I've been looking a great deal into it! I've seen many videos, looked things up, read a book (GASP!), and I've reached what I consider a deductive conclusion:

There is no universal consensus on what these forms of reasoning mean.

Which, honestly, is fine. They're guidelines for reason, not literal, tangible things. What matters most (unless taking a test in a philosophy or mathematics course) is that they genuinely assist with reasoning.

I'm going to do my best to stick to what makes the most sense to me, and what would make the most sense for the characters in-context. I just also don't think I can "get it right" from everyone's perspective, and I say that on the basis that I've heard so many conflicting perspectives.

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- Saturday EGSNP