"Our Profits Were Up by 10 Percent Last Quarter

question 63

Multiple Choice

"Our profits were up by 10 percent last quarter.Employee turnover has been cut by almost half from last year.Last,but not the least,our market share has increased by 15 percent over the past 9 months.Considering these figures,we can safely say that our short-term growth strategy has been a great success." Identify the reasoning method used in this message to create logical appeal.

• A)abductive reasoning
• B)analogy
• C)inductive reasoning
• D)deductive reasoning
• E)metaphor

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