Question

Select inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, or neither. If Mary is older than Bill and Bill is older than Frank, then Mary is older than Frank. Inductive reasoning Deductive reasoning neither

Answer 1

From definition given statements is Deductive Reasoning.

Explanation:

Given Statement:

If Mary is older than Bill and Bill is older than Frank, then Mary is older than Frank.

To find: Given is Inductive reasoning or Deductive reasoning or Neither.

We know that,

Deductive reasoning refers to a type of reasoning that starts from the general to go to the particular, deducting or inferring conclusions through certain premises.

For example, "All rectangles are parallelogram. Therefore, Parallelogram is a Rectangle. "

While, Inductive reasoning is the opposite of deductive reasoning. Inductive reasoning makes broad generalizations from specific observations.

For Example, "The coin I pulled from the bag is a penny. That coin is a penny. A third coin from the bag is a penny. Therefore, all the coins in the bag are pennies."

Therefore, From definition given statements is Deductive Reasoning.

Answer 2

the answer is deductive reasoning. The deductive reasoning refers to a type of reasoning that starts from the general to go to the particular, deducting or inferring conclusions through certain premises. It is the type of reasoning most used in mathematics