Question

Which is larger, the number of English 8 letter words that end in -able, or the number of 8 letter words that have a as the 5th letter? How did you arrive at your answer?
A) The number of words that end in -able, through deductive reasoning
B) The number of words that have a as the 5th letter, through inductive reasoning
C) The number of words that end in -able, through inductive reasoning
D) The number of words that have a as the 5th letter, through deductive reasoning