Of the Following Statements and Questions,which Is the Best Example

question 8

Multiple Choice

Of the following statements and questions,which is the best example of deductive reasoning?

• A)If all insects have six legs,then butterflies have six legs.
• B)In repeated tosses of a coin,there is a 50/50 chance of each toss resulting in a "head."
• C)How many times will the toss of coins turn "heads-up" if 100 people each toss a coin?
• D)Since every insect I have examined so far has six legs,I conclude that all insects must have six legs.
• E)All of these are examples of deductive reasoning.

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