DEDUCTIVE/INDUCTIVE REASONING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Most people are pro-choice on abortion. At least most of the people I know.
- ANS ✓Inductive
John is a heavy drinker. After all, he's Irish. - ANS ✓Deductive
It has been observed that earthquakes precede the eruption of volcanoes.
Thus, earthquakes cause volcanoes to erupt. - ANS ✓Inductive
Six schools in other countries that favor year-round school have higher test
scores than the US in math, science, and geography. Therefore, the US
should have year-round schools. - ANS ✓Inductive
All students go to school. You are a student. Therefore you go to school. -
ANS ✓Deductive
All birds can fly. An ostrich is a bird. Therefore an ostrich can fly. - ANS
✓Deductive
1
Deductive/Inductive
, Deductive
To graduate from school, a student must earn twenty credits. Sal will
graduate next month. Therefore, Sal must have earned twenty credits. - ANS
✓Deductive
Rufus and Rose came back from the beach with sunburns. It must have been
a sunny day at the beach. - ANS ✓Inductive
Five of the twenty students surveyed like the new dance policy. Those five
were from the senior class. The senior class likes the new policy. - ANS
✓Inductive
Generally, when food consumed contains more calories than needed, the
excess calories are stored as fat. Many teenagers eat far more high calorie
foods than their bodies need. Consequently, many teenagers are
overweight. - ANS ✓Deductive
The number of endangered plant and animal species is on the rise
worldwide because of the destruction of their habitats. Much of the Florida
panther's habitat has been taken over by land developers, and the
panther's food source is dwindling. Presently, there are very few Florida
panthers remaining. Therefore, the Florida panther should be placed on the
endangered species list. - ANS ✓Inductive
Two episodes of the Big Bang Theory made me laugh and laugh
LOLOLOLOL! Therefore, The Big Bang Theory is always funny. - ANS
✓Inductive
2
Deductive/Inductive
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