4. George is a heart patient. His father was a heart patient and his grandfather was also a heart patient.
All the males in George’s family are heart patients.
a. Inductive reasoning
b. Deductive reasoning
c. Both a and b
d. None
c. Both a and b
c. Both a and b
The correct answer is a. Inductive reasoning.
Inductive reasoning involves making generalizations or drawing conclusions based on specific observations or patterns. In this case, George notices a pattern in his family where all the males (his father and grandfather) are heart patients. He then makes a generalization that since all the males in his family are heart patients, he is also likely to be a heart patient.
Deductive reasoning, on the other hand, involves drawing specific conclusions from general statements or premises. In this scenario, we do not have any specific premises to draw a deductive conclusion about George being a heart patient.
Therefore, the correct choice is a. Inductive reasoning.