Question

which statement is an example of deductive reasoning? all guinea pigs eat cucumbers, so my new guinea pig will like cucumbers. the pet pig at our uncle’s is very smart, so pigs must be smart animals. my cat likes to play with balls of yarn, so all cats must like to do that. i have four dogs and none of

Answer 1

The statement "All guinea pigs eat cucumbers, so my new guinea pig will like cucumbers" is an example of deductive reasoning. In deductive reasoning, a general rule or principle is applied to a specific situation to reach a logical conclusion. In this case, the general rule is that all guinea pigs eat cucumbers, and the specific situation is that the speaker has a new guinea pig. Based on the general rule, the speaker logically concludes that their new guinea pig will like cucumbers.