Mathematics
Grade9
Easy

Question

Jamie noticed that his school cafeteria always serves pizza for lunch on Tuesdays. Today is Tuesday, so Jamie concludes his school will serve pizza. What type of reasoning is this?

  1. Inductive reasoning
  2. Deductive reasoning

hintHint:

Reasoning is drawing conclusions using statements and pictures. There are two types of reasonings they are deductive and inductive. In deductive reasoning we use general statements or facts to draw specific conclusions out of it whereas in inductive reasoning we use specific observations to draw general conclusions. Here, we have to find the type of reasoning used to draw the conclusion.

The correct answer is: Inductive reasoning


    In the question there are some statements and a conclusion drawn from it using which we have to find the type of reasoning used to draw conclusion.
    The given statements are
    1. Jamie noticed that his school cafeteria always serves pizza for lunch on Tuesdays.
    2. Today is Tuesday
    The drawn conclusion is Jamie's school will serve pizza.
    The conclusion is made on the basis of observations.
    Here, 'Serving pizza every Tuesday' is a specific and Jamie draws the conclusion that as it is Tuesday today.
    So, pizza will be served, in general.
    Thus, we can say that it is an inductive reasoning.
    Thereofre, the correct option is a, i.e., inductive reasoning.

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