Question

Read the following scenario below.Sam brought an apple to lunch. Sam's friend Sherrybough an apple to lunch. Sherry's friend Tanya alsobrought an apple to lunch. Sam concludes thateveryone in school brought an apple to lunch.Sam's reasoning in the scenario is

Answer 1

The reasoning is inductive because Sam generalizes an observation without an experiment. Then, she makes a confirmation.

Remembering the steps for each reasoning:

For inductive :

1. Observation

2. Generalization

3. Theory

For deductive:

1. Theory

2. Predictions

3. Experiment