Line of Reasoning

A Line of reasoning includes: cause __

• effect

• consequence

• belief

• reference

A line of reasoning can include a problem to __

• solution

• reference

• cause

• effect

A line of reason can include a Counter...

Reflect on the questions you just answered. The entire article is represented in the answer choices. How did you decide what order to choose? How confident do you feel with your ability to recognize and/or produce a logically organized line of reasoning? What can I do to help you better understand line of reasoning?

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

• Deductive

• Inductive

• Abductive

Evaluate the reasoning: "If all humans are mortal and Socrates is a human, then Socrates is mortal."

• The reasoning is effective because it follows a logical structure.

• The reasoning is ineffective because it lacks evidence.

• The reasoning is effective because it is a popular opinion.

• The reasoning is ineffective because it is too complex.

Answer explanation

The reasoning is effective because it follows a logical structure. It uses a syllogism: if all humans are mortal and Socrates is a human, it logically concludes that Socrates must be mortal.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which type of logical reasoning begins with a premise and uses facts to deduce other facts?

• Deductive

• Inductive

• Abductive

• Predictive

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

• Deductive

• Inductive

• Abductive

Reorder the following

• The report shows that outstanding household debt increased by one percent from the third to the fourth quarter of 2014, to a total of $11.8 trillion as of Dec. 31.

• New information helps explain why consumers have been cautious in recent months, despite a better job market and cheaper gas.

• Researchers at the Fed zeroed in on student debt as a probable cause of weak spending.

• The usual explanation is that consumers are still paying down debt and building up savings — and will return to freer spending ways in due time. But a report this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York challenges that view.

• Balances were up in all major borrowing categories, including mortgages, student loans, auto loans and credit cards. In two of those categories — student loans and auto loans — delinquency rates worsened.

A line of reasoning often includes a claim supported by __.

• evidence

• opinion

• assumptions

• guesses