What is an example of deductive reasoning?

Answer 1

Here are some examples:

• All apples are fruit. / All fruits grow on trees. / Therefore all apples grow on trees.
• All apples are fruit. / Some apples are red. / Therefore some fruit is red.
• To get a degree, students must have 120 credits. / Anna has 130 credits. / Therefore, Anna must have a degree.

Everyone in Mr. Kim's class got an A on the test. Casey is in Mr. Kim's class, so he must have received an A on the test.

Answer 2

Pugs are small. Fido is a pug. Therefore, Fido is small.

(Apex)

Answer 3

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Answer 4

A survey of U.S. teenagers' religious ideas found that most 13 to 17 year olds considered themselves religious and thought that practicing their particular faith would help them avoid hell. However, theyo hesitated to follow that conviction to the next logical step by trying to convince their friends to believe as theyo did. As one explained, "I can't speak for everybody, it's up to them. I know what's best for me, and I can't, I don't preach" (C. Smith & Denton, 2005, p. 147).

Similarly, a high school student who wanted to keep a friend from commiting suicide hesitated to judge her friend's intentions becauseto... judge [someone] means that whatever you are saying is right and you know what's right. You know it's right for them and you know it's right in every situation. [But] you can't know if you are right. Maybe you are right. But then, right in what way?

Answer 5

All gym teachers at my school are women, so my P.E. teacher this year will be a woman.

Answer 6

American revolution - adults 18 or older. Ahmed is an adult. therefore, Ahmed is 18 or older (apex)

Answer 7

Do University require a 3.8 GPA for entrance. I will not be amitted unless I can approve my GPA

Answer 8

All participants must wear a uniform. Jim is a participant, so he must wear a uniform. (APEX)

Answer 9

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