chapter 2: reasoning

Making a conjecture based on observations and identifying patterns is called

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Valid Reasoning

• Invalid Reasoning

Making a conclusion based on facts, definitions, properties, theorems or laws of logic is called

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Valid Reasoning

• Invalid Reasoning

Find the next number in the sequence.
1, -1, 2, -2, 3, ___

• 4
• -4
• 3
• -3

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.9

Find a pattern in the sequence.  Use the pattern to show the next two terms.
1, 3, 7, 15, 31, ___ , ___

• 60, 120
• 63, 127
• 54, 116
• 57, 121

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.B.3

IF Jimmy named his first child Thing1
AND his second child Thing2
THEN He will name his 3rd child Thing3

• Inductive
• Deductive

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

IF All even numbers are divisible by 2
AND 28 is even
THEN 28 is divisible by 2

• Inductive
• Deductive

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

What is the rule for this pattern?
1st term:32
2nd term:36
3rd term:40

• 4x+28
• 4x+32
• x+4
• 4x

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Which of the following is true about the conditional statement below?

If a man is 7 feet tall, then he plays basketball.

• Hypothesis: a man is 7 feet tall

  Conclusion: he plays basketball

• Hypothesis: IF a man is 7 feet tall

  Conclusion: THEN he plays basketball

• Hypothesis: THEN he plays basketball

  Conclusion: IF a man is 7 feet tall

• Hypothesis: he plays basketball

  Conclusion: a man is 7 feet tall

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which of the following is the CONVERSE of the statement below?

If an object is a bird, then it can fly.

• If an object can fly, then it is a bird.

• If an object is not a bird, then it cannot fly

• If an object cannot fly, then it is not a bird

• There is no converse of the statement

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which of the following is the INVERSE of the statement below?

If an object is a computer, then it

has a hard drive.

• If an object is not a computer, then it does not have a hard drive.

• If an object does not have a hard drive, then it is not a computer.

• If an object has a hard drive, then it is a computer.

• There is no inverse of the statement.