WORKSHEET_ON_INDUCTIVE_DEDUCTIVE_REASONING.docx (2).docx

Determine whether each of the following
arguments is an example of inductive and
deductive reasoning.

Argument Answer
1. Dog’s don’t eat banana. deductive
Sam is a dog. reasoning
Therefore, Sam does not eat banana.

2. All Steven Spielberg movies are worth
watching. The movie Jurassic park is a
Steven Spielberg movies
Therefore, Jurassic park is worth watching.
3. It is usually hot during summer season in deductive
the Philippines reasoning
It is summer now in the Philippines.
Thus it is hot now in the Philippines.
4. All readers of Harry Potter novels are over deductive
13 years old. reasoning
Sofia reads Harry Potter novels
Therefore, Sofia is over 13 years old.
5. Dennis hasn’t bought any snack. inductive
His parents haven’t bought any snack reasoning
Therefore, they wont be anything to eat for
the picnic.
6. Marcelo did not win the game 2 days ago. inductive
Marcelo did not win the game yesterday reasoning
Thus, Marcelo will win the game today
7. 25 is divisible by 5 inductive
30 is divisible by 5 reasoning
Therefore, numbers ending in 0 or 5 are
divisible by 5
8. All rainy days are cloudy deductive
Yesterday was not reasoning
cloudy
Therefore, yesterday was not rainy
9. All prime numbers are inductive
odd 2 is a prime reasoning
number
Therefore, 2 is an odd number
10. All congressman are deductive
politician Some corrupt are reasoning
politicians
Some corrupt people aren’t congressman.


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