Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

Select inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, or neither.

If Mary is older than Bill and Bill is older than Frank, then Mary is older than Frank.

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

• neither

Select inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, or neither.

The ceiling and wall of a room meet in a line segment

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

• neither

Select inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, or neither.

If 5 x + 7 = 12, then x = 1.

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

• neither

Select inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, or neither.

A courtroom spectator merely looks at the defendant and says, "He's guilty, I tell you."

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

• neither

Reaching a conclusion by looking at several examples is called _______.

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

• examination

What conclusion can be based on the given statement?y is a number such that 6 y = 12

• y = 1/2

• y = 72

• y = 2

What conclusion can be based on the given statement?x is a number such that 7 x = 7 y

• x = y

• x = 1

• y = 1

What conclusion can be based on the given statement?q is a whole number between 42.3 and 43.1

• q = 42.1

• q = 43.4

• q = 43.0

p → q is false and p is true.

q is _____.

• True

• False

If p is a true statement and q is false, then p V q is true.

• True

• False