title: The logic of the medical research article.
abstract: As do all forms of science, medical theories have a factual as well as a logical basis. New information is presented in medical research articles. These papers have three separate arguments: the argument of the hypothesis, the argument of the experimental protocol, and the argument of the hypothesis's judgement. These arguments may be examples of the hypothetico-deductive or confirmational model of scientific interference. The logical form of these arguments are informal and inductive rather than formal and deductive. Understanding the nature of the logic of the medical research article may help avoid erroneous conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ireland Army Community Hospital, Ft. Knox, Kentucky 40121-5520.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Velanovich
mesh_terms: D018156:Journalism, Medical; D008128:Logic; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D012107:Research Design; D014956:Writing