harriet has noticed that it always seems to smell nice just before it rains. one day she smells that ''rain smell''and thinks it will rain soon which statement below is true?
a)harriet is using deductive reasoing to form a premise
b)harriet is using deductive reasoning to form a parodox
c)harriet is using inductive reasoning to form a premise
d)harriet is using a inductive reasoing to form a conjecture
4 years ago
Answered By Emily D
What you're looking at here is whether you understand the math definitions of five words:
Deductive Reasoning: you use known facts to draw a new conclusion. For example - you have a group of people, all of whom are bakers; bakers have to get up early in the morning to make bread; Jim is in your group. You can deduce that Jim has to get up early in the morning.
Inductive Reasoning: arriving at a new conclusion based on observations. For example - most of the early-morning people you have met are bakers. Your friend Jim is a morning person, so he's probably a baker.
Premise: a statement assumed to be true. For example: "all bakers get up early in the morning"
Paradox: a statement that both makes sense but also cannot be true. For example: you travel back in time and stop the Titanic from sinking. Present-day you wouldn't have a reason to travel back in time if the Titanic never sank but the Titanic sinks if you don't travel back in time.
Conjecture: something you assume to be true based on supporting evidence, but you haven't PROVEN that it's true. Think of it like an educated guess