Question

Everyday fresh is a retail outlet that sells its products at a discounted rate. it expands its product base to a new division that primarily sells stationery. jason buys a set of pencils and erasers and assumes that these products must have a discount too. this kind of reasoning is said to be ______. analogical reasoning deductive reasoning parallel thinking means-end analysis

Answer 1

This kind of reasoning is said to be DEDUCTIVE REASONING.
Deductive reasoning is the process of reasoning based on multiple premises that are generally believed to be true. Deductive reasoning usually moves from the general to the specific. For instance, in the question given above, Jason reasoned that if other products are sold at discounted prices, then the items that are newly available will also be sold at discounted prices.

Answer 2

He is following the Deductive Reasoning. In simple words, Deductive Reasoning is the process of reasoning or thinking from one or more characteristics of someone or something to reach at a conclusion about them.

Like in this example, Everyday Fresh company sells its products at a discounted price, so it is very logical to think for someone that if the company opens up its new product base, that would also be at the discounted price.

So when Jason bought a set of pencils and eraser of Everyday Fresh company, he thinks that this would also be given on a discounted rate. This logical thinking is called as Deductive Reasoning.