
Concept explainers
Which reasoning process is shown in the following example? Explain your answer.
All books by Stephen King have made the best-seller list. Carrie is a novel by Stephen King. Therefore, Carrie was on the best-seller list.

Answer to Problem 1RE
Solution: Deductive reasoning
Explanation of Solution
Given: The provided statement is, “All books by Stephen King have made the best-seller list. Carrie is a novel by Stephen King. Therefore, Carrie was on the best-seller list.”
Explanation:
The provided statement follows deductive reasoning.
Deductive reasoning is the process of proving a specific conclusion from one or more general statements.
In this problem, the general statement is, “All books by Stephen King have made the best-seller list. Carrie is a novel by Stephen King.”
The conclusion is Carrie was on the best-seller list.
So, it is clear that it is a deductive reasoning process.
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