What is the difference between empiricism and rationalism?

Answer 1

Empiricism is the theory that philosphers and psychologists have proposed that all knowledge and behaviour are acquired through experience, and not at all attributable through innate or inborn characteristics. Rationalism is the theory that the excercise of reason, rather than experience, authority, or spiritual revelation, provides the primary basis for knowledge.

Answer 2

Rationalism is using logical reasoning and deduction to draw a conclusion about something.

Empiricism is using information collected from experience, your senses, and observation to draw conclusions about something.