The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes did which of the following:

a. Claimed to use abductive reasoning while actually using deductive reasoning

b. Only used deductive reasoning

c. Claimed to use deductive reasoning while actually using abductive reasoning

d. Tended not to use much in the way of reasoning at all

The fictional character of detective Sherlock Holmes claimed to use the abductive reasoning while actually using deductive reasoning.

Correct Answer : Option A.

Explanation:

the fictional Character sketched up and written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has been always claimed to use abductive reasoning while the character used deductive reasoning in real practice.

Deductive reasoning is logical reasoning where the conclusion matches up with all the premises held in the course of deduction. All the crimes are solved using the deductive reasoning. but the method of solution of crime goes by abductive reasoning as present at foremost end of presentation in the chapter. Abductive reasoning is the option to use the most likely explanation of the event based upon set of observation.