Deductive Reasoning Is Commonly Used in Science To

question 58

Multiple Choice

Deductive reasoning is commonly used in science to:

• A) justify theories.
• B) make generalizations.
• C) make predictions from theories.
• D) reason to a tentative conclusion.

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