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All math teachers are smart. Ms. Smith is your math teacher, so she is smart.


What type of reasoning is this?

inductive

deductive

Verified Answer :

This is deductive reasoning.

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Answer: Deductive reasoning


Step-by-step explanation:

  • Deductive reasoning is a reasoning which is a basic form of valid reasoning. It starts with a general statement or hypothesis and concludes the possibilities to approach a specific and logical conclusion.

Here the given statement is "All math teachers are smart. Ms. Smith is your math teacher, so she is smart."

Now, here the first statement is a general statement and the second statement shows the logical specific conclusion.

Thus, the given reasoning is a deductive reasoning.

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