1.

Is the following argument best

classified as deductive or inductive?
I heard lots of barking last night. The
neighbor’s dog must’ve been pretty
upset about something, since he
rarely barks.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
2. Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
All dogs bark. Fido is a dog, so he
barks.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
3. Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
On a National Geographic map, no two
adjacent nations appear shaded with
the same color. Brazil is shaded green
on this map, and it is a National
Geographic map. Only two nations in
South America are not adjacent to
Brazil. So at most three South American
nations on this map are shaded green.
  a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
4. Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
The majority rules in the House of
Representatives. Either the Democrats
or the Republicans will control the
House of Representatives. As there are
an odd number of representatives in the
House, it follows that there is no way
 there will be a tie in the House of
Representatives.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
5. Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
No book in English begins numbering
its pages on a left-hand page. This is
a book in English, therefore it will
begin its numbering on a right-hand
page.
  a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
6. Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
Based on a survey of 2200 randomly
selected likely voters, 56.2% indicate
that they will vote for the incumbent
in the upcoming election. Therefore,
approximately 56% of the votes in
the upcoming election will be for the
incumbent.
  a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
7. Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
The overwhelming majority of
mutations are not beneficial to an
organism’s survival. So the odds are
that no mutation is going to give an
organism super powers.
  a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
8. Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
Some cookies are burnt. Some burnt
things are good to eat. So some
cookies are good to eat.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
9. Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
The telegraph was a technological
breakthrough that allowed rapid
communication across vast distances.
In doing so, it made communities more
homogeneous and diminished diversity.
Ultimately, the benefits probably
outweigh such hard-to-measure costs.
  a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
10.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
All reptiles ever examined are cold-
blooded. Dinosaurs resemble reptiles
in many ways. So dinosaurs were
cold-blooded.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
11.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
All mollusks are invertebrates. Snails
are mollusks, so snails must be
invertebrates.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
12.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
Jack is taller than Jill. Jill is taller
than Joey. Therefore, Jack is taller
than Joey.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
13.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
Winners never quit and quitters
never win. The President quit
smoking, so he will never win.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
14.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
I shall leave no stone unturned in my
search for the truth. I am searching
for the truth in a field with eighty-six
stones. Thus, I shall turn over the
eight-six stones in this field.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
15.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
Cats routinely kill birds and mice.
There is a cat, so it almost assuredly
kills birds and mice.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
16.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
Crackers almost always have salt on
them, so the crackers at this
restaurant will most likely be salted
in some way. 
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
17.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
No whale lives in fresh water, and the
lake is fresh water, so there are no
whales living there.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
18.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
Rodents all have large, sharp front
teeth that they use for gnawing. A
capybara is a rodent, so it too must
have large, sharp front teeth. 
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
19.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
All dogs bark. Fido is a dog. So Fido
barks.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive
20.Is the following argument best
classified as deductive or inductive?
It usually takes 2–3 days for a
delivery to ship from the warehouse
to your door via most major shipping
services. You ordered on Tuesday
morning, so it’s safe to assume your
package will arrive Thursday or
Friday.
 a. Deductive
 b. Inductive