GE103 - Deductive and Inductive Reasoning - CFU

The process of drawing of inferences or conclusions from known or assumed facts.

(a)  

• Seasoning

• Reasoning
• Incoming

• Outgoing

The process of reaching a conclusion by applying general ideas called premises.

(a)  

• Inductive

• Deductive
• Cognitive

• Positive

Process that proceeds from general to specific.​ (a)  

• Deductive
• Inductive
• Cognitive
• Positive

A form of deductive reasoning where you arrive at specific conclusion by examining two other premises or ideas.​ (a)  

• Syllogism
• Parallelism
• Positivism
• Negativism

"If a implies b and b implies c, then a implies c." depicts a ___________.​ (a)  

• Syllogism
• Parallelism
• Positivism
• Negativism

The statement below shows what type of reasoning? All numbers ending in 0 are divisible by 10. 430 is a number that ends with 0 Therefore, 430 is divisible by 10.​ (a)  

• Deductive
• Inductive
• Cognitive
• Positive

All men have lives. Birds have lives. Therefore, birds are men.​ ​ (a)  

• Premises are both true, and conclusion is false.
• Premises are both true, and conclusion is true.
• Premises are both false, and conclusion is true.
• Premises are both false, and conclusion is false.

All animals have four legs. Chicken have four legs. Therefore, chicken is an animal.​ (a)  

• Premises are both false, and conclusion is true.
• Premises are both false, and conclusion is false.
• Premises are both true, and conclusion is true.
• Premises are both true, and conclusion is false.

The process of reaching a general conclusion by examining specific observations.​ (a)  

• Inductive
• Deductive
• Cognitive
• Positive

A type of reasoning that yield a true conclusion.​ (a)  

• Deductive
• Inductive
• Cognitive
• Positive