Deductive and Inductive

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

• Deductive

• Inductive

Maximilian is a shelter dog. He is happy. All shelter dogs are happy.

• Deductive

• Inductive

Maximillian is a shelter dog. All shelter dogs are happy. Therefore, he is happy.

• Inductive

• Deductive

My mother is Irish. Everyone from Ireland has blond hair. Therefore, my mother has blond hair.

• Deductive

• Inductive

The first lipstick I pulled from my bag is red. All lipsticks in my bag are red. Therefore, the second lipstick I pull from my bag will be red, too.

• Deductive

• Inductive

My mother is Irish. She has blond hair. Therefore, everyone from Ireland has blond hair.

• Deductive

• Inductive

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

Red meat has iron in it, and beef is red meat. Therefore, beef has iron in it.

• 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

Jennifer always leaves for school at 7:00 a.m. Jennifer is always on time. Jennifer assumes, then, that if she leaves at 7:00 a.m. for school today, she will be on time.

• Deductive

• Inductive