Question

Which of the following is an example of inductive reasoning? A. It rained on the first of the month, so it will rain every day this month. B. It has rained every day this week, so it will likely rain tomorrow. C. The weather forecast is for rain, so it will rain. D. April is a rainy month where I live, so it will probably rain a lot in April. the following is an example of deductive reasoning? A.Every house we have lived in has been built after 1980, so the next house we live in will likely have been built after 1980. B.Every house we have lived in has been built after 1980, so the next house we live in will likely have been built before 1980. C.All the houses in my neighborhood were built after 1980, so the houses on the next street over will have been built before 1980. D.All the houses in my neighborhood were built after 1980, so the houses on the next street over will have been built after 1980.

Answer 1

1. D. April is a rainy month where I live, so it will probably rain a lot in April.

Inductive reasoning is reasoning with some truth behind it but is a braod generalization.

2. A.Every house we have lived in has been built after 1980, so the next house we live in will likely have been built after 1980.

You cannot go back in time, so the second option is incorrect. The others, one cannot make a good assumption on

Answer 2

Question 1:

The correct answer is D.

Inductive reasoning draws conclusion from facts.

This theory is based on the fact that April is always a rainy month in that part of the city. Therefore, one can induce that every April will be rainy without information from the weather forecast.

Question 2:

The correct answer is D.

Deductive reasoning begins with a broad truth that allows to reach a specific case.

In this case, the broad truth is that all of the neighborhood houses were built after 1980. Based on this general idea, one can deduce that, since the houses on the next street are part of the neighborhood, they were also build after that year.