Explain why each statement might be true or might be untrue. Tell if each is an example of
inductive or deductive reasoning? Justify your answers.
1. All men are mortal. Joe is a man. Therefore Joe is mortal. If the first two statements are
true, then the conclusion must be true.

Question

Explain why each statement might be true or might be untrue. Tell if each is an example of 
inductive or deductive reasoning? Justify your answers.  
1.  All men are mortal. Joe is a man. Therefore Joe is mortal. If the first two statements are 
true, then the conclusion must be true.

anonymous · Answer

No. You are only mortal if you believe in God, and do good things for him. You go to heaven. Sorry if this is WAY off topic!

anonymous · Answer

@MusicalAnimal y-what?

anonymous · Answer

is this math??

anonymous · Answer

Okay, on a more serious note, if being a man is one class, and being mortal is another class, and the class "man" exists entirely within the class "mortal", Joe being in the class "man" necessitates that he is in the class "mortal".

Yes, this is deductive logic, I'm pretty sure. Logic is math. QED.

anonymous · Answer

what's QED?

anonymous · Answer

It's something people say when they pretend to be smart.

anonymous · Answer

hahaha

ujjwal · Answer

QED is sth like quod erat demonstrandum..