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In philosophy, a form of argument in which the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises. It would be inconsistent logic to accept the premises but deny the conclusion.

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Monies taken away from gross pay, leaving workers with their net pay or take-home pay. Deductions are likely to include income tax and national insurance contributions. Workers may have their trade union subscription taken from their pay packet. Regular savings, such as Save-As-You-Earn (SAYE/sharesave) or schemes to buy shares in the employee's company, and payments to charity through Give-As-You-Earn schemes may also be deducted at source.



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Along that line of thought such a deduction is indubitable, as indubitable as the deduction Voltaire made in jest (without knowing what he was jesting at) when he saw that the Massacre of St.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
They might therefore, with great propriety, be considered as something more than a mere deduction from the real representatives of the nation.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
For example, observation shows me that you have been to the Wigmore Street Post-Office this morning, but deduction lets me know that when there you dispatched a telegram.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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