Deductive & Inductive Reasoning
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Christen Ellrich
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MINI-LESSON
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Deductive reasoning begins with general statements accepted to be true (the premises) and ends up with a specific factual statement.
LET'S PRACTICE!!
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Multiple Choice
Using the statements: If it is Friday, then I will get paid. It is Friday.
Choose the deduction.
It is not Friday
It is Friday
I will not get paid
I will get paid
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Multiple Choice
What can you deduce from the given true statements?
If an animal is a dog, then they like biscuits.
Sammy is a dog.
Sammy is a Great Dane
Sammy likes biscuits.
Sammy is really a cat.
We can't conclude anything.
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Multiple Choice
What does deductive reasoning use to form its arguments?
patterns
observed examples
specific cases
facts and laws of logic
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Multiple Choice
What can you deduce from the given true statements?
No human can fly.
I am a human.
I can fly.
I cannot fly.
I am not a human.
We can't conclude anything.
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Multiple Choice
What can you deduce from the given true statements?
Every child needs love and attention.
Jose is a child.
Jose does not need love and attention.
Jose needs love and attention.
Jose is not a child anymore.
We can't conclude anything.
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Multiple Choice
What can you deduce from the given true statements?
If you live in Orlando, then you live in Florida.
You live in Orlando.
You don't live in Florida.
You hate snow.
You live in Florida.
We can't conclude anything.
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Using specific observations to arrive at general conclusions.
Abductive Reasoning is similar, but it's when you have incomplete information and knowledge of patterns to offer the simplest, most likely explanation. (BEST GUESS!)
I hope this doctor is using inductive reasoning, not abductive.
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Multiple Choice
Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Conjecture
Experiments
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Multiple Choice
65, 62, 59, 56, 53, 50
Subtract 2
Subtract 3
Subtract 4
Add 3
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Multiple Choice
up, down, right
down, up, left
up, right, down
down, left, right
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DEDUCTIVE or INDUCTIVE??
It might be challenging, but don't give up!
These are tough concepts, but I believe in you!!
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Multiple Choice
The first marker I pulled out the box is blue. The second one I pulled out is blue, too. So, all the markers in here are probably blue.
Deductive
Inductive
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Multiple Select
I heard lots of barking last night. The neighbor’s dog must’ve been pretty upset about something, since he rarely barks
Deductive
Inductive
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Multiple Select
Jack is taller than Jill. Jill is taller than Joey. Therefore, Jack is taller than Joey.
Deductive
Inductive
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Multiple Select
It was the pizza that made my stomach churn. What else could it be? I was fine until I ate it.
Deductive
Inductive
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Poll
How did you do in your FIRST reasoning lesson??
I really struggled. This is difficult for me.
Not bad, but I need more practice!
Pretty good! I'm learning it!
GREAT! I could teach this to others!
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