Karl Jones: Created page with "The '''Duck test''' is a humorous term for a form of abductive reasoning. This is its usual expression:
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks..."

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The '''Duck test''' is a humorous term for a form of [[abductive reasoning]]. This is its usual expression:

<blockquote>If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.</blockquote>

The test implies that a person can identify an unknown subject by observing that subject's habitual characteristics. It is sometimes used to counter abstruse, or even valid, arguments that something is not what it appears to be.

== See also ==

* [[Abductive reasoning]]
* [[Duck typing]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_test Duck test] @ Wikipedia

[[Category:Philosophy]]

Duck test - Revision history

Karl Jones: Created page with "The '''Duck test''' is a humorous term for a form of abductive reasoning. This is its usual expression: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks..."

Karl Jones: Created page with "The '''Duck test''' is a humorous term for a form of abductive reasoning. This is its usual expression:
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks..."