3 Types of Deductive Reasoning (examples)

Syllogism: basically if you know two facts you can combine them and infer something else

All blondes are stupid

Sophie is a blonde

Sophie is stupid

Modus Ponens: If when something is happening it results in something else. then when you are doing the something the something will always result 

If today is thursday then i watch tv

Today is thursday, therefore i will watch tv

Modus Tollens: If you do something therefore something results. But if you dont get the result then you didn't do the original something

If you listen to your ipod loud you will go deaf

If you dont go deaf then you dont listen to your ipod loudly