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Inductive vs Deductive Reasoning

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Inductive vs Deductive Reasoning
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Alice is going to the emergency room because she has fractured her arm. Bone fractures are always painful. Therefore, Alice is in pain.

Inductive Reasoning

Deductive Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The last 10 windstorms in this area has come from the north and been preceded by a cloud of dust. I can see a big cloud of dust in the distance; so, a new windstorm is probably coming from the north.

Inductive Reasoning

Deductive Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The chair in the living room is red. The chair in the dining room is red. The chair in the bedroom is red. All chairs in the house are red.

Inductive Reasoning

Deductive Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Two-thirds of the students at this college receive student aid. Therefore, two-thirds of all college students receive student aid.

Inductive Reasoning

Deductive Reasoning

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Since all squares are rectangles, and all rectangles have four sides, all squares have four sides.

Inductive Reasoning

Deductive Reasoning

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A chemistry experiment produces the same result 20 times. You conclude that it will always produce the same result.

Inductive

Deductive

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tim is Veronica's cousin. Since David is Veronica's twin brother, Tim is also David's cousin.

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

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