Deductive/Inductive Reasoning and Examples Already Passed

Deductive/Inductive Reasoning and Examples Already Passed Giants Example Is Inductive The Giants have lost their last seven games. Thus, they will probably lose their next game. Teeth Example Is Deductive If you brush and floss your teeth daily then you will have fewer cavities. Marie brushes and flosses her teeth daily. Thus, she will have fewer cavities. Tennis Example Is Deductive Jones will play tennis today if Smith plays. Jones will not play tennis today. Thus, Smith will not play. Cory Example Is Inductive 4 out of 5 times I beat Corey at pool and I'm going to play him tomorrow. So, I'll very likely win. Deductive If Trump's popularity goes below 20% then he'll be forced to cut and run from Syria, but that's not the case now. Inductive No man has ever gotten pregnant. Thus, no man ever will get pregnant. Inductive Most people are pro-choice on abortion. At least most of the people I know. Inductive It has been observed that earthquakes precede the eruption of volcanoes. Thus, earthquakes cause volcanoes to erupt. Inductive Six schools in other countries that favor year-round school have higher test scores than the US in math, science, and geography. Therefore, the US should have year-round schools. Deductive All students go to school. You are a student. Therefore you go to school. Deductive All birds can fly. An ostrich is a bird. Therefore an ostrich can fly. Deductive To graduate from school, a student must earn twenty credits. Sal will graduate next month. Therefore, Sal must have earned twenty credits. Inductive Rufus and Rose came back from the beach with sunburns. It must have been a sunny day at the beach. Inductive Five of the twenty students surveyed like the new dance policy. Those five were from the senior class. The senior class likes the new policy. Deductive Generally, when food consumed contains more calories than needed, the excess calories are stored as fat. Many teenagers eat far more high calorie foods than their bodies need. Consequently, many teenagers are overweight. Inductive The number of endangered plant and animal species is on the rise worldwide because of the destruction of their habitats. Much of the Florida panther's habitat has been taken over by land developers, and the panther's food source is dwindling. Presently, there are very few Florida panthers remaining. Therefore, the Florida panther should be placed on the endangered species list. Inductive Two episodes of THE BIG BANG THEORY made me laugh and laugh (LOLOLOLOL)! Therefore, THE BIG BANG THEORY is always funny. Deductive Every day, I leave for work in my car at eight o'clock. Every day, the drive to work takes 45 minutes I arrive to work on time. Therefore, if I leave for work at eight o'clock today, I will be on time. Inductive Jimmy got bitten by a dog, so Jimmy is now scared of all dogs. Deductive An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Casey ate an apple every day. Dr. Phil stayed away. Deductive All even numbers are divisible by 2. 28 is even. Therefore 28 is divisible by 2 Deductive It is dangerous to drive on icy streets. The streets are icy now so it is dangerous to drive now. Inductive Bob is showing a big diamond ring to his friend Larry. Bob has told Larry that he is going to marry Joan. Bob has bought the diamond ring to give to Joan. Inductive My daddy has curly hair. My brother has curly hair. Therefore everyone I am related to has curly hair. Deductive Since all squares are rectangles, and all rectangles have four sides, all squares have four sides. Deductive All dogs are mammals. All mammals have kidneys. Therefore all dogs have kidneys. Deductive All wombats are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. Inductive Most lights in the night sky are stars. I just saw a light in the night sky. The light I saw must have been a star. Deductive Alice is going to the emergency room because she has fractured her arm. Bone fractures are always painful. Therefore, Alice is in pain. Inductive The last 10 windstorms in this area has come from the north and been preceded by a cloud of dust. I can see a big cloud of dust in the distance; so, a new windstorm is probably coming from the north. Inductive The chair in the living room is red. The chair in the dining room is red. The chair in the bedroom is red. All chairs in the house are red. Inductive Two thirds of the students at this college receive student aid. Therefore, two thirds of all college students receive student aid. Deductive When they play in their bedroom, the children in that house usually yell loudly. I can hear children yelling in that house, therefore the children must be playing in their bedroom. Deductive Cacti are plants and all plants perform photosynthesis; therefore, cacti perform photosynthesis. Deductive The comparatively poor performance of American students on international math exams means the country should spend more money on math education. Deductive Reasoning You know it'll be true. You're starting with facts, and then you're deducing other facts from those facts. Inductive Reasoning Making assumptions. When you estimate a population in the future you don't know what the population will actually be you are looking for a trend, you are generalizing and therefore using inductive reasoning.