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Piaget's Formal Operational Stage
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In Piaget's formal operational stage, from about age twelve, reasoning extends to abstract and hypothetical propositions.
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An adolescent can argue from a premise they believe to be false and follow it to its consequences.
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Formal operational reasoning is not reached universally, and adults use it selectively by domain.