Complete the sentence.

A _____ is a statement that appears to be correct based on observation but has not been proven or disproven.

A way of thinking that uses observations to form a general rule.

A way of thinking that starts with a given set of rules and conditions and figures out what must be true based on what is given.

All chickens that we have seen have been brown; so, all chickens are brown. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

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Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.9

Used to prove that a conjecture is false.

• Counterexample
• Inductive Reasoning
• Concluding statement
• Conjecture

An if-then statment is a ________.

A hypotheseis is indicated as "p". A conclusion is indicated as "q". The symbolic respresentation of a CONDITIONAL is:

• p --> q

• q --> p

• ~p --> ~q

• ~q --> ~p

A hypotheseis is indicated as "p". A conclusion is indicated as "q". The symbolic respresentation of a CONTRAPOSITVE is:

• p --> q

• q --> p

• ~p --> ~q

• ~q --> ~p

A hypotheseis is indicated as "p". A conclusion is indicated as "q". The symbolic respresentation of a CONVERSE is:

• p --> q

• q --> p

• ~p --> ~q

• ~q --> ~p