Domain-Specific Reasoning Task

A Domain-Specific Reasoning Task is a domain-specific analysis task that is a reasoning task (a domain-specific task to produce a domain-specific argument).

• Context:
  • It can (typically) require Domain Knowledge through domain principles and domain rules.
  • It can (typically) produce Domain Arguments through domain methods.
  • It can (typically) process Domain Facts through domain analysis.
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  • It can (often) involve Domain Methods for problem solving.
  • It can (often) apply Domain Patterns for consistent reasoning.
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  • It can range from being a Deductive Domain-Specific Reasoning Task to being an Inductive Domain-Specific Reasoning Task to being an Abductive Domain-Specific Reasoning Task, depending on its reasoning pattern.
  • It can range from being an Exact Domain-Specific Reasoning Task to being an Approximate Domain-Specific Reasoning Task, depending on its precision requirement.
  • It can range from being a Certain Domain-Specific Reasoning Task to being an Uncertain Domain-Specific Reasoning Task, depending on its certainty level.
  • It can range from being a Practical Domain-Specific Reasoning Task to being a Theoretical Domain-Specific Reasoning Task, depending on its application type.
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  • It can be supported by Domain-Specific Reasoning Systems for solution support.
• Examples:
  • Professional Domain Reasoning Tasks (to solve field problems), such as:
    • Legal Reasoning Tasks (to reach legal conclusions), such as:
      • Case Analysis Task like applying legal principles to legal facts.
      • Precedent Application Task like using prior cases to guide decisions.
    • Medical Reasoning Tasks (to determine health conditions), such as:
      • Diagnostic Task like analyzing patient symptoms and test results.
      • Treatment Planning Task like selecting medical interventions.
  • Technical Domain Reasoning Tasks (to address technical issues), such as:
    • Engineering Reasoning Tasks (to solve design problems), such as:
      • System Analysis Task like evaluating component interactions.
      • Problem Diagnosis Task like identifying failure causes.
    • Scientific Reasoning Tasks (to develop scientific understanding), such as:
      • Hypothesis Testing Task like validating theoretical predictions.
      • Data Analysis Task like interpreting experimental results.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • General Reasoning Tasks, which does not require specialized domain knowledge.
  • Simple Deductive Reasoning.
• See: Domain-Specific Analysis, Domain-Specific Reasoning Skill.

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References

2023

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason Retrieved:2023-8-9.
  • Reason is the capacity of applying logic consciously by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, language, mathematics, and art, and is normally considered to be a distinguishing ability possessed by humans. Reasoning, like habit or intuition, is one of the ways by which thinking moves from one idea to a related idea. For example, reasoning is the means by which rational individuals understand sensory information from their environments, or conceptualize abstract dichotomies such as cause and effect, truth and falsehood, or ideas regarding notions of good or evil. Reasoning, as a part of executive decision making, is also closely identified with the ability to self-consciously change, in terms of goals, beliefs, attitudes, traditions, and institutions, and therefore with the capacity for freedom and self-determination.

2013

• (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inference
  • Inference is the act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. Human inference (i.e., how humans draw conclu