Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Worksheet

Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

Read each question carefully and determine whether it uses inductive or deductive reasoning. Then, provide your answer or explanation.

1. Which type of reasoning moves from specific observations to a general conclusion?

2. Deductive reasoning always guarantees a true conclusion if the premises are true.

3. When you make a general statement based on several specific examples, you are using   reasoning.

4. If all birds have feathers, and a robin is a bird, then a robin has feathers. This is an example of   reasoning.

5. Observe the following pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, ... What is the next number in the sequence? Explain your reasoning.

6. All students in Mrs. Smith's class passed the math test. John is a student in Mrs. Smith's class. What can you conclude about John? Is this inductive or deductive reasoning? Explain.

7. Every time I eat peanuts, I get a rash. Therefore, I am allergic to peanuts. Is this an example of inductive or deductive reasoning? Justify your answer.