FOM 11 Unit 3 Inductive & Deductive Reasoning Review

All bears are mammals, all mammals have kidneys; therefore all bears have kidneys. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

Every time you eat shellfish, your throat swells up and you can't breathe.  So, you are allergic to shellfish. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

All brown dogs in the park are small dogs.  Therefore, all small dogs are brown. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

All cars have at least two doors.  A Ford Focus is a car, so the Ford Focus has at least two doors. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

__________________________ uses specific observations to make generalizations.

• Deductive reasoning
• Inductive reasoning

__________________________ uses generalizations to make specific conclusions.

• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning

Which of these is a counterexample to the following statement?

Months in the Spring start with a consonant

• December

• March

• April

• October

Which of these is a counterexample to the following statement?

If a number is divisible by 3 then it is odd.

• 3

• 6

• 8

• 11

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

Take the following conditional. If true select true, if false pick the counter example.
"If a number is divisible by 6, then it is divisible by 3."

• True
• 9
• 18.
• 21

If an animal is furry, then it is a hamster. What would be an appropriate counterexample?

• goldfish
• frog
• elephant
• cat

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1