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    The document discusses different types of reasoning including deductive and inductive reasoning. It provides 15 examples of statements and identifies the type of reasoning used in each statement. The examples cover topics like school, weather patterns, biology concepts, and mathematical equations.

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    The document discusses different types of reasoning including deductive and inductive reasoning. It provides 15 examples of statements and identifies the type of reasoning used in each statement. The examples cover topics like school, weather patterns, biology concepts, and mathematical equations.

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    The document discusses different types of reasoning including deductive and inductive reasoning. It provides 15 examples of statements and identifies the type of reasoning used in each statement. The examples cover topics like school, weather patterns, biology concepts, and mathematical equations.

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    NICHOLE FAITH G.

    LORIA

    PRACTICE SET 3
    PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
    A. Type of Reasoning
    1. All students go to school. You are a student. Therefore you go to school.
    Answer: DEDUCTIVE REASONING
    2. Since it rained every New Year’s Day for the fast four years it will rain on
    New Year’s Day this year.
    Answer: INDUCTIVE REASONING
    3. A child examines ten roses, all of which are red, and concludes that all
    tulips must be red.
    Answer: INDUCTIVE REASONING
    4. If an isosceles triangle has at least two sides congruent, then an equilateral
    triangle is also isosceles.
    Answer: INDUCTIVE REASONING
    5. John earned perfect score on her first six mathematics tests so he
    concludes that she will always earn perfect score on mathematics tests.
    Answer: INDUCTIVE REASONING
    6. If 5x = 25, then x = 5.
    Answer: DEDUCTIVE REASONING
    7. If you brush your teeth daily then you will have fewer cavities. Marie
    brushes her teeth daily. Thus, she will have fewer cavities.
    Answer: DEDUCTIVE REASONING
    8. No man has ever gotten pregnant. Thus no man ever will get pregnant.
    Answer: INDUCTIVE REASONING
    9. It has been observed that earthquakes precede the eruption of volcanoes,
    Thus earthquakes cause volcanoes to erupt.
    Answer: INDUCTIVE REASONING
    10. Rufus and Rose came back from the beach with sunburns. It must have
    been a sunny day at the beach.
    Answer: DEDUCTIVE REASONING
    11. Since today is Friday, tomorrow will be Saturday.
    Answer: DEDUCTIVE REASONING
    12. Generally, when food consumed contains more calories than needed, the
    excess calories are stored as fat. Many teenagers eat far more calorie
    foods than their bodies need. Consequently, many teenagers are
    overweight.
    Answer: INDUCTIVE REASONING
    13. All home improvements cost more than the estimate. The contractor
    estimated that my home improvement will cost P50,000. Thus my home
    improvement will cost more than P50,000.
    Answer: DEDUCTIVE REASONING
    14. During the past 10 years, a tree has produced fruits every other year. Last
    year the tree did not produce fruits, so this year the tree will produce
    fruits.
    Answer: DEDUCTIVE REASONING
    15. Cacti are plants and all plants perform photosynthesis; therefore, cacti
    perform photosynthesis.
    Answer: INDUCTIVE REASONING

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