Can anyone explain inductive vs deductive reasoning to me.

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Almost every website that talks about it says, “Inductive reasoning is a bottom up” approach while “deductive is a top down approach”.
Can anyone explain to me the THE DIFFERENCE? What makes these two forms of reasoning so different? Examples are always appreciated as well.

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If everyone tells you that you will most definitely burn your hand if you touch the stove, your inductive reasoning will lead you to the conclusion that if you put your hand on the stove you will get burned.

With your superior intellect’s deductive reasoning, you figure out that a pot that’s been on the stove for a while and has burned its contents will also burn you.

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