Select inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, or neither.

If Mary is older than Bill and Bill is older than Frank, then Mary is older than Frank.

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Dominick Noble

27 May, 22:55

Select inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, or neither.

If Mary is older than Bill and Bill is older than Frank, then Mary is older than Frank.

Inductive reasoning

Deductive reasoning

neither

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Pretty Lady · Answer 1

This is deductive reasoning. You start with the broadest given info that Mary is older than Bill, so any age younger than Bill will be younger than Bill and Mary. So you can draw a conclusion that since Frank is younger than Bill then Mary is older than him as well.

Select inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, or neither.If Mary is older than Bill and Bill is older than Frank, then Mary is older than Frank.Inductive reasoningDeductive reasoningneither

Select inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, or neither.

If Mary is older than Bill and Bill is older than Frank, then Mary is older than Frank.

Inductive reasoning

Deductive reasoning

neither