Inductive Reasoning: My teacher loves Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. Consequently, she must also love anything with peanut butter in it., A student spilled a soda on his/her pants. Therefore, the student is a slob., The United States has nuclear weapons. As a result, the U.S. will start a nuclear war., I saw two ants in the bathroom. There must be an ant infestation at the school., Deductive Reasoning: Some people like pizza, John is a person, therefore John likes pizza., People wear sunglasses when it is sunny outside. Coach is wearing sunglasses. It must be sunny outside., Every triangle has three sides, this shape is a triangle, therefore this shape has three sides ., All dolphins are mammals. Mammals have kidneys. All dolphins have kidneys., Abductive Reasoning: The grass is wet. Therefore, it probably rained last night., There was cereal in the pantry last night. There is none this morning. Someone must have eaten it., Mrs. Leonard had the desks in rows and the posters covered. There must be a test today., The t.v. was left on and the dryer door was left open. Mom must have had to leave in a hurry.,

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