Consider the following statement: If all vertebrates have backbones, and turtles are vertebrates, then turtles have backbones. This statement is an example of
A. a hypothesis.
B. rationalization.
C. deductive reasoning.
D. inductive reasoning.
Answer:C
Consider the following statement: If all vertebrates have backbones, and turtles are vertebrates, then turtles have backbones. This statement is an example of
A. a hypothesis. B. rationalization. C. deductive reasoning. D. inductive reasoning.