Let's check the dictionary.
deduction; 1. the act of deducing. 2. logic Reasoning from stated premises to the formally valid conclusion; reasoning from the general to the specific. 3. an inference or conclusion.
Under synonyns for inference:
conclusion, consequence, deduction, demonstration, induction. A conclusion is the absolute and necessary result of the admision of certain premises; an inference is a probable conclusion, towards which known facts, statements, or admissions point, but which do not absolutely establish; sound premises together with their necessary conclusions constituture a demonstration."
You have stated something as fact which you cannot, using your own words, absolutely establish.
Walt
Yawn! Which dictionary, Walt? And what makes that dictionary the authority on the said terms? Is it a philosophical dictionary, a regular desktop dictionary, a medical dictionary, a legal dictionary? Which one?
deduction; 1. the act of deducing.
Now isn't that a profound observation.
2. logic Reasoning from stated premises to the formally valid conclusion; reasoning from the general to the specific.
In which case, my argument functions perfectly.
Premise 1 - In order to knowingly act upon X one must first be aware of X.
Premise 2 - Lincoln knowingly acted upon X by directing Corwin to substitute it for Y.
Conclusion: Therefore Lincoln must have been aware of X.
Under synonyns for inference:
Now where exactly did inference enter into the picture? Oh wait. I forgot. You are out of substance in your argument and are therefore stringing together words by association in order that you may rely upon semantics to get you out of your bind. When all else fails, rely on semantics...
A conclusion is the absolute and necessary result of the admision of certain premises
There you have it then, Walt. Check my premises as stated above and elsewhere. Check my conclusion. It is the necessary result of those premises. As I noted earlier, I invite you to question them all you want. You have not done so to date.
You have stated something as fact which you cannot, using your own words, absolutely establish.
If that is so, please demonstrate it to be. Demonstrate that my conclusion does not establish with certitude that Lincoln knew the Corwin amendment. I patiently await your response.