Question

Peyton reads that Will White threw 75 complete games for the Cincinatti Reds in 1879 to set the Major League Baseball record (that’s true, btw, and Cincinnati only played 80 games total that season, so Mr. White was pretty much all they had). Peyton hears that it just might be the most unbreakable record in baseball. The record has stood for over a hundred years. Peyton reasons that this year, nobody will break Will White’s record for complete games. Which type of reasoning is used to reach the conclusion that nobody will break Will White’s record for complete games this year?

(A) Inductive reasoning
(B) Deductive reasoning
(C) Both inductive and deductive reasoning
(D) None of the above

Answer 1

Deductive reasoning is used to conclude that nobody will break Will White's record for complete games this year.

Step-by-step explanation:

The type of reasoning used to conclude that nobody will break Will White's record for complete games this year is (B) Deductive reasoning.

Deductive reasoning involves using general principles and applying them to specific situations to reach a logical conclusion. In this case, Peyton is using the fact that the record has stood for over a hundred years and the current circumstances of the baseball season to infer that it is unlikely for anyone to break the record this year.