December 2, 2020

Activity No. 5 DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE REASONING

I. Make a Conjecture of the following situations.

Situation Conjecture ? Did you use Inductive or

Deductive reasoning ?
Why ?

1. Mario took 3 shots The next shot Mario takes Inductive Reasoning
on global and scored will be a goal. because it the conjecture is
3 goals. true but not valid and it is
specific to general.

2. I am taller than Then, Lisa and I are taller Deductive Reasoning

George. George is than George. because it is general to
shorter than Lisa. specific.

3. LPS has family So the LPS family meeting is Deductive Reasoning

meeting on Friday. tomorrow. because it is general to
Tomorrow is Friday. specific.

4. My two friends got So I can get a driver’s license Inductive Reasoning

their driver’s license next month. because it is specific to
when they turned 16. general.
I turn 16 next month.

5. If you are 18 years Then, you are 18 years old. Deductive Reasoning
old or older, you can because it is general to
vote. You can vote. specific.
 If you are 48 inches tall, you can
AB and FG do not intersect. ride the new ride at Great
Therefore AB || FG. America. You rode the new ride.
So you are taller than 48 inches.

A regular Hexagon has a side Students go to school Monday

length of 3 inches. The sum thru Friday. Today is Monday, 1, 5, 9, 13…
of,all side lengths is 18 inches. so all students are in school.

II. Below is a bunch of situations. Circle all situations that use Deductive Reasoning.