Question

Which of the folllowing best describes deductive reasoning?

A.

the type of reasoning that uses information such as theorems or statements previously assumed to be true to show that a statement is true
B.

the type of reasoning that uses several observations or draws upon patterns to form a conclusion
C.

the type of reasoning that always needs a counterexample to support its claims
D.

the type of reasoning that uses specific information to create a general rule