Inductive vs. Deductive

What reasoning makes predictions based on patterns and observations?

• Inductive

• Deductive

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.C.5

What does deductive reasoning use to form its arguments?

• patterns

• specific cases

• observed examples

• facts, definitions, accepted properties, and laws of logic

Determine the type of reasoning:

I got up at six o'clock for the past week. I will get up at 6 tomorrow.

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Neither

Determine the type of reasoning:

Miguel has 20 pencils. He gives half of them to Ivy. Miguel has 10 pencils.

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Neither

Determine the type of reasoning:

In the sequence, 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, the next most probable number is 22.

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.B.3

Determine the type of reasoning:

Gas prices have gone down for the past few days. The price of gas will go down tomorrow.

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Determine the type of reasoning:

The Olympics are held every four years. The last time it was held was in 2024. The next Olympics will be in 2028.

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Neither

Determine the type of reasoning:

Every even number is divisible by 2. 1986 is an even number, therefore it is divisible by two.

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Determine the type of reasoning:

Every president of the United States has been male. The next two presidents will be male.

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

Determine the next number in the sequence:

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, _

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2