Some of the properties of backward chaining include:
- The process uses an up-down approach (top to bottom).
- It’s a goal-driven method of reasoning.
- The endpoint (goal) is subdivided into sub-goals to prove the truth of facts.
- A backward chaining algorithm is employed in inference engines, game theories, and complex database systems.
- The modus ponens inference rule is used as the basis for the backward chaining process. This rule states that if both the conditional statement (p->q) and the antecedent (p) are true, then we can infer the subsequent (q).
