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Chapter 1, Problem 2

Which of the following is an example of inductive reasoning? a. All cows eat grass; b. My cow eats grass and my neighbor's cow eats grass; therefore, all cows probably eat grass; c. If all cows eat grass, when I examine a random sample of all the cows in Minnesota, I will find that all of them eat grass; d. Cows may or may not eat grass, depending on the type of farm where they live

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Hello. Here we have a question saying using inductive reasoning, complete the following sentence. Every monday there's heavy traffic. Today is monday and we will have an important meeting. Therefore, so using inductive reasoning means we're going to make a general conclusion out of the specific details that we were given in the question. A. I should leave work earlier to reach the office on time knowing that today is monday and we'll have an important meeting and every monday there is heavy traffic. We know that we should leave for work earlier to reach the office on time. So A. Is correct. B. I should bring my umbrella because it will certainly rain. Nothing in these details make us think that it's going to get rain. I should bring an extra shirt in case I get muddy. There's nothing in the details that would make us think that we would get muddy. The I should drop in a mall first. A shop that is counterintuitive. If they drop to the mall first, they will certainly be late for work because of the traffic. So the is incorrect. So our answer is a I should leave for work earlier to reach the office on time. Thank you for watching. Bye.