alleryConcluding that all ravens are black after seeing many black ravens is which reasoning?
ADeductive
BAbductive
CAnalogical
DInductive
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Inductive
1. Inductive reasoning infers a general law from many individual observations.
2. Seeing many black ravens and concluding all are black fits this.
3. The conclusion is convincing but not guaranteed, so it is not deductive.
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