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When you start from a given set of rules and conditions and determine what must be true, you are using_____ reasoning.

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Answer:

Deductive

Explanation:

The type of reasoning which starts with a given set of rules and conditions to determine what must be true.

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Answer:

deductive

Explanation:

Deductive reasoning starts with a set of axioms or postulates and seeks to develop conclusions based on those.

Inductive reasoning is based on the idea that, "if it worked up to now, and it works for the next, then we have found a general rule."

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