Question

You have 3 dogs and they are playful. You decide that dogs are playful.

What type of reasoning is this?
inductive
deductive

Answer 1

It should be inductive reasoning because it is going from specific to general

Answer 2

Answer: Inductive reasoning

Explanation:

• Inductive reasoning is a reasoning from a specific case and it derives a general rule. It draws conclusions from observations in purpose to make a general conclusion. It shows that the conclusion may not be true.

Here the given reasoning is : You have 3 dogs and they are playful. You decide that dogs are playful.

Here, the first statement of the reasoning is a specific case and the second statement is a general rule.(as the conclusion here may not be true.)

Therefore, it is an inductive reasoning .