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  • 4. Acute angles are less than 90 degrees. This angle is 40 degrees, so it must be an acute angle.
    Deductive Reasoning
  • 8. All the children in this daycare center like to play with Lego. All children must like to play with Lego.
    Inductive Reasoning
  • 2. Every year we get a thunderstorm in May. Since it is May, we will get a thunderstorm.
    Inductive Reasoning
  • 10. Michael just moved here from Chicago. Michael has red hair. Therefore, all people from Chicago have red hair.
    Inductive Reasoning
  • 6. All birds have feathers. All robins are birds. Therefore, robins have feathers.
    Deductive Reasoning
  • 5. It's dangerous to drive on icy streets. The streets are icy now, so it would be dangerous to drive on the streets.
    Deductive Reasoning
  • 3.Every chicken we've seen has been brown. All chickens in this area must be brown.
    Inductive Reasoning
  • 9. Every windstorm in this area comes from the north. I can see a big cloud of dust in the distance. A new windstorm is coming from the north.
    Inductive Reasoning
  • 1. Practically every house on South Street is falling apart. Sherry lives on South Street. Her house is probably falling apart.
    Inductive Reasoning
  • 7. Red meat has iron in it, and beef is red meat. Therefore, beef has iron in it.
    Deductive Reasoning