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All dogs are mammals. Your pet is a dog, so it is a mammal. What type of reasoning is this?

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Deductive reasoning :)

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Answer:

The type of reasoning that can be concluded from the given statements is:

Deductive reasoning.

Explanation:

Deductive Reasoning--

Deductive reasoning which is also known as a deductive logic or logical deduction is a logical process in which the conclusion is dependent on certain premises that are assumed to be generally true.

It is also referred as top-down logic.

Here the premises are:

All dogs are mammals.

Your pet is a dog

Hence, the valid conclusion that can be drawn with the help of given premises is:

Your pet is a mammal.

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