Which example below uses deductive reasoning?

A.
using a pattern of dates to predict the next occurence of an event
B.
making a conjecture about triangles based on 3 examples
C.
creating the rule 3x + 12 to describe a sequence of numbers
D.
declaring that squares have a certain property given that parallelograms have the same property

Question

Which example below uses deductive reasoning?

A.
using a pattern of dates to predict the next occurence of an event
B.
making a conjecture about triangles based on 3 examples
C.
creating the rule 3x + 12 to describe a sequence of numbers
D.
declaring that squares have a certain property given that parallelograms have the same property

anonymous · Answer

@lacrosseplayer22 @Gabebro13

anonymous · Answer

@radar

anonymous · Answer

@Brainybeauty

anonymous · Answer

Option A because you need to guess from the past events what would happen later.

anonymous · Answer

@Brainybeauty I think he is gone now... But hey, at least you tried.

anonymous · Answer

Yeah! :) I hope that's correct.

anonymous · Answer

I think it is. But I wasn't sure so I didn't want to give an incorrect answer. :P