When We Reason from General Principles to a Conclusion About

question 172

Multiple Choice

When we reason from general principles to a conclusion about a specific case, we are engaging in:

• A) inductive reasoning.
• B) problem-solving.
• C) deductive reasoning.
• D) heuristic reasoning.

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Definitions:

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