Understanding Reasoning in Texts

Read the passage and identify the type of reasoning used: "All birds have feathers. A sparrow is a bird. Therefore, a sparrow has feathers."

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

• Analogical Reasoning

Read the passage and identify the type of reasoning used: "Every time I eat peanuts, I start to sneeze. Therefore, I might be allergic to peanuts."

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

• Analogical Reasoning

Read the passage and identify the type of reasoning used: "The sun rises in the east every morning. Therefore, the sun will rise in the east tomorrow."

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

• Analogical Reasoning

Read the passage and identify the type of reasoning used: "If it rains, the ground gets wet. It is raining. Therefore, the ground is wet."

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

• Analogical Reasoning

Read the passage and identify the type of reasoning used: "The doctor observes that the patient has a fever and a sore throat. The doctor concludes that the patient might have the flu."

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

• Analogical Reasoning

Read the passage and identify the type of reasoning used: "A car is to a garage as a boat is to a dock."

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

• Analogical Reasoning

Read the passage and identify the type of reasoning used: "All mammals breathe air. A whale is a mammal. Therefore, a whale breathes air."

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

• Analogical Reasoning

Read the passage and identify the type of reasoning used: "The leaves on the trees are starting to change color. It must be autumn."

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

• Analogical Reasoning

Read the passage and identify the type of reasoning used: "If a shape is a square, then it has four sides. This shape is a square. Therefore, it has four sides."

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

• Analogical Reasoning

Read the passage and identify the type of reasoning used: "Every cat I have seen has a tail. Therefore, all cats have tails."

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

• Analogical Reasoning