Deductive vs Inductive

Deductive	Inductive
INDICATOR WORDS
Necessarily Certainly Absolutely Definitely Conclusively It follows that… It is logical to conclude that… This logically implies that… This entails that…	Probably/Improbably Plausible/Implausible Likely/Unlikely Reasonable/Unreasonable One would expect that… It is a good bet that… Chances are that… Odds are that….

Deductive Reasoning:

This type of reasoning is “top down,” meaning that it takes a broad, general idea and gets more specific. Deductive reasoning uses facts, rules, definitions or properties to arrive at a conclusion.

Inductive Reasoning:

This type of reasoning is "bottom up," meaning that it takes specific information and makes a broad generalization that is considered probable, allowing for the fact that the conclusion may not be accurate. Inductive reasoning uses patterns from specific activities or examples to arrive at a broad, generalized conclusion.

This infographic may help you to better understand the difference between the two.