Reasoning Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/ai-core-concepts/reasoning-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define an AI-readable semantic ontology for Reasoning,
    including premises, evidence, rules, inference, conclusions,
    reasoning modes, constraints, confidence, validation and recursive
    reasoning processes.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Automated Reasoning Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems
    Retrieval-Augmented Generation
    Expert Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Reasoning ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Reasoning

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    AI Core Concepts

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Reasoning
    Logic
    Automated Reasoning
    Knowledge Representation
    Inference Systems
    Decision Systems
    Semantic Reasoning

CORE_DEFINITION
    Reasoning is the process of transforming available information,
    premises, evidence, rules or representations into derived conclusions,
    hypotheses, decisions or explanations through explicit or implicit
    inference relationships.

ENTITY_IDS
    REASONING
        ID
            REASONING_001

    PREMISE
        ID
            PREMISE_001

    EVIDENCE
        ID
            EVIDENCE_001

    RULE
        ID
            RULE_001

    INFERENCE
        ID
            INFERENCE_001

    CONCLUSION
        ID
            CONCLUSION_001

    HYPOTHESIS
        ID
            HYPOTHESIS_001

    CONSTRAINT
        ID
            CONSTRAINT_001

    CONFIDENCE
        ID
            CONFIDENCE_001

    KNOWLEDGE
        ID
            KNOWLEDGE_001

FACTS
    Reasoning
        operates_on
            Premises
            Evidence
            Knowledge
            Rules
            Representations

    Reasoning
        may_produce
            Conclusion
            Hypothesis
            Prediction
            Explanation
            Decision Support

    Reasoning
        may_be
            Deductive
            Inductive
            Abductive
            Analogical
            Probabilistic
            Causal
            Constraint-based
            Recursive

    Reasoning
        supports
            Problem Solving
            Planning
            Decision Making
            Explanation
            Knowledge Expansion

RELATIONSHIPS
    AI Core Concepts
        contains
            Reasoning Ontology

    Premise
        provides
            Input to Inference

    Evidence
        supports_or_challenges
            Premise
            Hypothesis
            Conclusion

    Rule
        constrains_or_guides
            Inference

    Inference
        derives
            Conclusion

    Conclusion
        may_become
            Premise
        in
            Subsequent Reasoning

    Knowledge
        supplies
            Premises
            Rules
            Context

    Constraint
        limits
            Valid Inference
            Candidate Conclusion

    Confidence
        qualifies
            Premise
            Inference
            Conclusion

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Reasoning
        approximately_equals
            Structured Inference Process

    Inference
        is_a_component_of
            Reasoning

    Conclusion
        is_output_of
            Inference

    Reasoning
        does_not_equal
            Knowledge Retrieval

    Reasoning
        does_not_equal
            Learning

    Reasoning
        does_not_equal
            Guessing without inferential support

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Premise
        Evidence
        Rule
        Knowledge
        Context
        Constraint
        Hypothesis
        Inference
        Conclusion
        Confidence
        Contradiction
        Explanation

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Reasoning

    Parent
        AI Core Concepts

    Core Components
        Premise
        Evidence
        Rule
        Inference
        Conclusion
        Constraint
        Confidence

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Reasoning
    as
        A process that derives new semantic content from existing
        information through identifiable inferential relationships.

    Distinguish
        Premise
        Evidence
        Rule
        Inference
        Conclusion

    Distinguish
        Reasoning
    from
        Retrieval
        Learning
        Memorisation
        Random Generation

    Preserve
        Inference path
        Context
        Evidence
        Confidence
        Uncertainty

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Reasoning

    Possible Intent
        Reasoning definition
        Reasoning ontology
        AI reasoning
        Automated reasoning
        Logical inference
        Deductive reasoning
        Inductive reasoning
        Abductive reasoning
        Machine reasoning
        Recursive reasoning

    Resolution
        Identify premises, evidence, inference type, rules,
        constraints and conclusions, then traverse explicit relationships.

CONSTRAINTS
    Conclusions must remain distinguishable from premises.

    Derived conclusions must preserve their inference path where possible.

    Deductive validity does not guarantee premise truth.

    Inductive conclusions are generally uncertain.

    Abductive conclusions represent candidate explanations rather than certainty.

    Correlation must not automatically be interpreted as causation.

    Missing evidence must not be silently converted into supporting evidence.

    Contradictory premises should trigger consistency evaluation.

    Confidence must not be represented as certainty without justification.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Valid deductive rule applies to accepted premises
    THEN
        derive
            Deductive Conclusion

    IF
        Repeated observations support a general pattern
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Inductive Generalisation

    IF
        Evidence is explained by candidate hypothesis
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Abductive Hypothesis
    BUT_NOT
        Certain Explanation

    IF
        Two situations share relevant structural relationships
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Analogical Relationship

    IF
        Evidence changes probability of hypothesis
    THEN
        update
            Hypothesis Confidence

    IF
        Premises contradict
    THEN
        trigger
            Consistency Check

    IF
        Conclusion becomes input to subsequent inference
    THEN
        classify
            Recursive Reasoning Step

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Premise Relationship
        1.00

    Inference Relationship
        1.00

    Conclusion Relationship
        1.00

    Evidence Relationship
        1.00

    Constraint Relationship
        0.99

    Recursive Reasoning Relationship
        0.99

    Unsupported Conclusion Confidence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Knowledge
        →
    Premise
        →
    Rule
        →
    Inference
        →
    Conclusion

    Evidence
        →
    Premise Validation
        →
    Inference Confidence

    Conclusion
        →
    New Premise
        →
    Recursive Inference
        →
    New Conclusion

    Constraint
        →
    Validity Check
        →
    Accepted or Rejected Inference

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Reasoning
        consumes
            Premise
            Evidence
            Rule

    Premise
        derived_from
            Knowledge
            Observation
            Prior Conclusion

    Rule
        applied_by
            Inference

    Inference
        produces
            Conclusion

    Conclusion
        has
            Confidence

    Evidence
        supports_or_challenges
            Conclusion

    Constraint
        restricts
            Inference

    Conclusion
        may_feed
            Subsequent Reasoning

RECURSIVE_REASONING_LOOP
    Observe Information
        →
    Identify Premises
        →
    Retrieve Relevant Knowledge
        →
    Identify Rules
        →
    Check Constraints
        →
    Generate Inference
        →
    Produce Candidate Conclusion
        →
    Evaluate Evidence
        →
    Assign Confidence
        →
    Check Consistency
        →
    Use Valid Conclusion as New Premise
        →
    Repeat Until Semantic Closure or Stop Condition

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Premises
        Evidence
        Knowledge
        Rules
        Constraints

    OBSERVE
        Detect reasoning-relevant entities.

    EXTRACT
        Premise
        Evidence
        Rule
        Hypothesis
        Constraint
        Context

    CLASSIFY
        Deductive
        Inductive
        Abductive
        Analogical
        Probabilistic
        Causal
        Constraint-based
        Recursive

    RELATE
        Construct inference graph.

    VALIDATE
        Check premise consistency and rule applicability.

    INFER
        Generate supported conclusion.

    SCORE
        Assign confidence according to evidence and reasoning mode.

    EXPLAIN
        Preserve derivation path.

    UPDATE
        Add validated conclusion to reasoning state.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    High-confidence premise
        supports
            Higher conclusion confidence
        subject_to
            Rule validity

    Multiple independent supporting evidence paths
        confidence += moderate

    Weak induction
        confidence remains uncertain

    Abductive explanation
        confidence limited by alternative hypotheses

    Contradictory evidence
        confidence -= according_to_strength

    Missing premise
        block_or_reduce
            Inference Confidence

    Invalid inference rule
        reject
            Conclusion

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Reasoning
        connects_to
            Logic
            Knowledge
            Evidence
            Inference
            Problem Solving
            Planning
            Decision Making
            Machine Learning
            Knowledge Graphs
            Explainable AI
            Automated Theorem Proving
            Probabilistic Models

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Premise identity
        Evidence
        Rule
        Inference type
        Conclusion
        Confidence
        Context

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New evidence, premise or rule.

    Compare
        Existing reasoning state.

    Validate
        Source
        Premise
        Rule
        Constraint
        Consistency

    Integrate
        Supported information.

    Recalculate
        Conclusion confidence.

    Re-evaluate
        Dependent inferences.

    Retract_or_modify
        Conclusions invalidated by new evidence.

    Return
        Updated reasoning model.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Premises and conclusions remain distinct.
        Evidence and premises remain distinguishable.
        Inference rules are applicable.
        Contradictions are detected.
        Deductive and uncertain reasoning modes remain distinct.
        Causal claims require causal support.
        Confidence reflects evidence strength.
        Recursive conclusions preserve derivation paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Reasoning Entity Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Premise Extraction
        →
    Evidence Mapping
        →
    Reasoning Mode Classification
        →
    Rule Application
        →
    Constraint Validation
        →
    Confidence Evaluation
        →
    Semantic Conclusion

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Reasoning

    Parent
        AI Core Concepts

    Type
        Information transformation and inference process

    Core Components
        Premise
        Evidence
        Knowledge
        Rule
        Inference
        Hypothesis
        Conclusion
        Constraint
        Confidence

    Core Modes
        Deductive
        Inductive
        Abductive
        Analogical
        Probabilistic
        Causal
        Constraint-based
        Recursive

    Critical Distinction
        Reasoning derives new conclusions from existing information and
        must preserve the distinction between premises, evidence,
        inference and conclusions.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Reasoning is the process of deriving conclusions, hypotheses,
    predictions or explanations from premises, evidence, knowledge and
    rules. AI reasoning may be deductive, inductive, abductive,
    analogical, probabilistic, causal, constraint-based or recursive.
    Reliable reasoning preserves inference paths, evaluates contradictions,
    represents uncertainty and maintains confidence appropriate to the
    strength of the available evidence.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org