Throughout the piece, Kant builds his arguments using deductive reasoning, which is when a writer uses a general statement to prove a specific one. He begins his piece with a general statement that is, “All our knowledge begins with experience”. He then continues to define pure a priori knowledge by proving that pure a priori does not stem from experience. He finishes his case with his conclusion that pure a priori knowledge does not exist. Kant uses a general statement which is believed to be true to prove a conclusion that some may find disagreement
