I. Determine whether the following statements uses Inductive (1) or Deductive (D) reasoning. 1. It's dangerous to drive on icy streets. The streets are icy now, so it would be dangerous to drive. 2. All cats have a keen sense of smell. Fluffy is a cat, so Fluffy has a keen sense of smell. 3. Every cat that you observed purrs. Therefore, all cats must purr. 4. The cost of goods was $1.00. The cost of labor to manufacture the item was $0.50. The sales price of the item was $5.00. So, the item always provides a good profit for the stores selling it. 5. Cacti are plants and all plants perform photosynthesis, therefore, cacti perform photosynthesis. 6. Every chicken we've seem has been brown. All chickens in this area must be brown. 7. All noble gases are stable. Helium is a noble gas, so helium is stable. 8. John is an excellent swimmer. His family has a swimming pool. John's sister Mary must also be an excellent swimmer. 9. All horses have manes. The Arabian is a horse; therefore, Arabians have manes. 10. All brown dogs in the park today are small dogs. Therefore, all small dogs must be brown.

I. Determine whether the following statements uses Inductive (1) or Deductive (D) reasoning. 1. It's dangerous to drive on icy streets. The streets are icy now, so it would be dangerous to drive. 2. All cats have a keen sense of smell. Fluffy is a cat, so Fluffy has a keen sense of smell. 3. Every cat that you observed purrs. Therefore, all cats must purr. 4. The cost of goods was $1.00. The cost of labor to manufacture the item was $0.50. The sales price of the item was $5.00. So, the item always provides a good profit for the stores selling it. 5. Cacti are plants and all plants perform photosynthesis, therefore, cacti perform photosynthesis. 6. Every chicken we've seem has been brown. All chickens in this area must be brown. 7. All noble gases are stable. Helium is a noble gas, so helium is stable. 8. John is an excellent swimmer. His family has a swimming pool. John's sister Mary must also be an excellent swimmer. 9. All horses have manes. The Arabian is a horse; therefore, Arabians have manes. 10. All brown dogs in the park today are small dogs. Therefore, all small dogs must be brown.

Elementary Geometry for College Students

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285195698

Author:Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. Koeberlein

Publisher:Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. Koeberlein

Chapter1: Line And Angle Relationships

Section1.CT: Test

Problem 1CT: Which type of reasoning is illustrated below?_______ Because it has rained the previous four days,...

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