Rule-based systems of reasoning that follow specific principles of validity and inference, contrasting with informal reasoning and providing foundations for certain cognitive and artificial intelligence models.
Example: Syllogistic reasoning where conclusions necessarily follow from premises: "All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore Socrates is mortal."
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