Question

Is the following an example of inductive reasoning or deductive reasoning?





Your soccer coach tells you it is wise to drink a lot of fluids during practice so you don’t get dehydrated. Before practice, you buy a two bottles of water and a bottle of sports drink to bring to practice.




A.


Inductive reasoning


B.


Deductive reasoning

Answer 1

Inductive reasoning is the process of arriving at a conclusion based on a set of observations
Deductive reasoning, unlike inductive reasoning, is a valid form of proof. It is, in fact, the way in which geometric proofs are written.