Deductive and Inductive Reasoning

All cats have a keen sense of smell. Fluffy is a cat, so Fluffy has a keen sense of smell.

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

Every time you eat peanuts, your throat swells up and you can’t breathe. This is a symptom of people who are allergic to peanuts. So, you are allergic to peanuts.

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

Ray is a football player. All football players weigh more than 170 pounds. Ray weighs more than 170 pounds.

• Deductive

• Inductive

All cars in this town drive on the right side of the street. Therefore, Ali also drives on the right side of the street

• Deductive

• Indu

The first lipstick I pulled from my bag is red. The second lipstick I pulled from my bag is red. Therefore, all the lipsticks in my bag are red.

• Deductive

• Inductive

Everybody should wear masks when they go out. Hisham is going out. Hisham should wear a mask.

• Deductive

• Inductive

The water from the river is polluted. The river flows to the village. The villagers may have contaminated water.

• Deductive

• Inductive

There are five people in the house. Two of them are males. Three of them must be females.

• Deductive

• Inductive

She will get good marks. She submitted her work early. All students who submitted early will get good marks.

• Deductive

• Inductive

All boys like to play games.

Imran is a boy.

Imran likes to play games.

• Deductive

• Inductive