In Exercises 25-32, determine whether the argument is an example of inductive reasoning or deductive reasoning. (25. Andrea enjoyed reading the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, so I know she will like his next novel. 26. All pentagons have exactly five sides. Figure A is a pen- tagon. Therefore, Figure A has exactly five sides. (27. Every English setter likes to hunt. Duke is an English setter, so Duke likes to hunt. (28) Cats don't eat tomatoes. Scat is a cat. Therefore, Scat does not eat tomatoes. 29. A number is a "neat" number if the sum of the cubes of its digits equals the number. Therefore, 153 is a "neat" number.

In Exercises 25-32, determine whether the argument is an example of inductive reasoning or deductive reasoning. (25. Andrea enjoyed reading the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, so I know she will like his next novel. 26. All pentagons have exactly five sides. Figure A is a pen- tagon. Therefore, Figure A has exactly five sides. (27. Every English setter likes to hunt. Duke is an English setter, so Duke likes to hunt. (28) Cats don't eat tomatoes. Scat is a cat. Therefore, Scat does not eat tomatoes. 29. A number is a "neat" number if the sum of the cubes of its digits equals the number. Therefore, 153 is a "neat" number.

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