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What does deductive reasoning use to form its arguments?
patterns
specific cases
observed examples
facts, definitions, accepted properties, and laws of logic
The chair in the bedroom is brown. The chair in the dining room is brown.
The chair in the living room is brown. "All the chairs in the house are brown".
inductive
deductive
Whenever John eats peanuts, his throat swells. "John is allergic to peanuts".
inductive
deductive
All dolphins are mammals. Mammals have kidneys. "Dolphins have kidneys".
inductive
deductive
All brown dogs in the park today are small dogs. Therefore, all small dogs must be brown.
inductive
deductive
It is dangerous to drive in dense fog. The fog is dense right now. It is dangerous to drive right now.
inductive
deductive
All of the football players are physically fit. Wayne is a football player. Wayne is physically fit.
inductive
deductive
All numbers ending in 0 or 5 are divisible by 5.
The number 35 ends with a 5, so it must be divisible by 5.
inductive
deductive
Eric's father is bald. Eric's grandfather is bald.
Every male in Eric's family is bald.
inductive
deductive
All cats have a keen sense of smell. Fluffy is a cat, so Fluffy has a keen sense of smell.
inductive
deductive
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