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jwb375

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Deductive logic is the process of _____.
 
  a. jumping to conclusions
  b. finding an exception to prove a rule
  c. extracting a general rule from specific observations
  d. going from a general rule to specific applications.

Question 2

If I notice that all the people in a particular foreign country bow when they greet each other and I decide that bowing is a form of greeting in this country. This illustrates _____ logic.
 
  a. deductive c. inductive
  b. simple d. complex



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Answer to Question 1

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Deduction is a process of beginning with a set of rules, then applying those rules to a specific case, and drawing conclusions.

Answer to Question 2

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Observing several people enables me to extract a general rule from several specific observations. This is characteristic of inductive logic.




jwb375

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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