Test GEOMETRY Inductive & Deductive Reasoning

Since all humans are mortal, and I am human, then I am mortal. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

All bears are mammals, all mammals have kidneys; therefore all bears have kidneys. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

All chickens that we have seen have been brown; so, all chickens are brown. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

It is dangerous to drive on icy streets.  The streets are icy now so it is dangerous to drive now. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

All observed houses on South Street have roofs that are falling apart.  Sherry lives on South Street.  Her roof is falling apart. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

IF Jimmy named his first child Thing1
AND his second child Thing2
THEN He will name his 3rd child Thing3

• Inductive
• Deductive

IF All even numbers are divisible by 2
AND 28 is even
THEN 28 is divisible by 2

• Inductive
• Deductive

Inductive Reasoning means...

• Guessing
• Testing and observing patterns to make conjectures
• Explaining why
• Ura nok seblu!

Deductive reasoning means...

• Guessing
• Ura nok seblu!
• Testing and observing patterns to make conjectures
• Making general observations of situations and applying them to specific situations.

__________________________ uses specific observations to make generalizations.

• Deductive reasoning
• Inductive reasoning