Logical Quiz

Determine whether each conclusion is based on inductive or deductive reasoning:

Students at Olivia's high school met have a B average in order to participate in sports. Olivia has a B average, so she concludes that she can participate in sports at school.

• Inductive reasoning

• Deductive reasoning

Determine whether the conclusion is based on inductive or deductive reasoning:

Holly notices that every Saturday, her neighbor mows his lawn. Today is Saturday. Holly concludes her neighbor will mow his lawn.

• Inductive reasoning

• Deductive reasoning

Determine whether the conclusion is based on inductive or deductive reasoning:

At Fumio's school if you are late five times, you will receive a detention. Fumio has been late to school five times; therefore he will receive a detention.

• Deductive Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

Inductive or Deductive Reasoning

A dental assistant notices a patient has never been on time for an appointment. She concludes the patient will be late for her next appointment.

• inductive reasoning

• deductive reasoning

Deductive or Inductive Reasoning

A person must have a membership to work out at a gym. Jesse is working out at a gym. Jesse has a membership to the gym.

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

Inductive or Deductive Reasoning

If Eduardo decides to go to a concert tonight, he will miss football practice. Tonight, Eduardo went to a concert. Eduardo missed football practice.

• Inductive reasoning

• Deductive reasoning

Inductive or Deductive Reasoning

Every Wednesday Lucy's mother calls. Today is Wednesday, so Lucy concludes that her mother will call.

• Inductive reasoning because Lucy is basing her conclusion on a pattern of observations.

• Deductive reasoning because Lucy is basing her conclusion on facts.

Deductive or Inductive Reasoning

Whenever Juanita has attended a tutoring session she notices that her grades have improved. Juanita attends a tutoring session and she concludes that her grads will improve.

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

Are the following statements an example of the Law of Detachment or the Law of Syllogism.

If a student gets an A on the final exam, then the student will pass the course. Felicia got an A on her history final exam. You can conclude that Felicia will pass her history course

• Law of Detachment

• Law of Syllogism

Are the following statements an example of the Law of Detachment or the Law of Syllogism?

If a figure is a square, then the figure is a rectangle.

If a figure is a rectangle, then the figure has four sides.

If a figure is a square, then the figure has four sides.

• Law of Detachment

• Law of Syllogism