Maximilian is a shelter dog. He is happy. All shelter dogs are happy.

Maximillian is a shelter dog. All shelter dogs are happy. Therefore, he is happy.

My mother is Irish. Everyone from Ireland has blond hair. Therefore, my mother has blond hair.

The first lipstick I pulled from my bag is red. All lipsticks in my bag are red. Therefore, the second lipstick I pull from my bag will be red, too.

My mother is Irish. She has blond hair. Therefore, everyone from Ireland has blond hair.

The first lipstick I pulled from my bag is red. The second lipstick I pulled from my bag is red. Therefore, all the lipsticks in my bag are red.

Red meat has iron in it, and beef is red meat. Therefore, beef has iron in it.

All numbers ending in 0 or 5 are divisible by 5. The number 35 ends with a 5, so it must be divisible by 5.

Jennifer always leaves for school at 7:00 a.m. Jennifer is always on time. Jennifer assumes, then, that if she leaves at 7:00 a.m. for school today, she will be on time.

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

All brown dogs in the park today are small dogs. Therefore, all small dogs must be brown.

Every cat that you've observed purrs. Therefore, all cats must purr.

Deductive reasoning refers to reasoning that takes specific information and makes a broader generalization that's considered probable while still remaining open to the fact that the conclusion may not be 100% guaranteed.

Inductive reasoning moves from generalities to specific conclusions.