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A man has a bag of peanuts. He takes three peanuts from the bag and finds that each one is coated in chocolate. He reasons that the peanuts in the bag are chocolate-covered peanuts. What kind of reasoning is this? A. reductive B. inductive C. deductive D. technical
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User: A man has a bag of peanuts. He takes three peanuts from the bag and finds that each one is coated in chocolate. He reasons that the peanuts in the bag are chocolate-covered peanuts. What kind of reasoning is this? A. reductive B. inductive C. deductive D. technical

Weegy: A man has a bag of peanuts. He takes three peanuts from the bag and finds that each one is coated in chocolate. He reasons that the peanuts in the bag are chocolate-covered peanuts. This is deductive reasoning.
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User: This attachment fits models K through R. I have a model N, which is in the range K through R. Therefore, this attachment will fit the model that I have. The above is an example of which type of reasoning? A. reductive B. inductive C. deductive D. technical

Weegy: A man has a bag of peanuts. He takes three peanuts from the bag and finds that each one is coated in chocolate. He reasons that the peanuts in the bag are chocolate-covered peanuts. This is deductive reasoning.
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A man has a bag of peanuts. He takes three peanuts from the bag and finds that each one is coated in chocolate. He reasons that the peanuts in the bag are chocolate-covered peanuts. This is INDUCTIVE reasoning (from the particular to the general).
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This attachment fits models K through R. I have a model N, which is in the range K through R. Therefore, this attachment will fit the model that I have. The above is an example of DEDUCTIVE reasoning (from the general to the particular).
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