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