Can someone explain this question is about deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning. I say the answer is deductive reasoning. Is this correct?

Question

Can someone explain this question is about deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning. I say the answer is deductive reasoning. Is this correct?

Question: All United States Presidents have come from the original 48 states. No person from Alaska can be President.

Answer 1

First of all, you have not posted a question.

Since it goes from the general to the specific, it is deductive.

However, it is a fallacy. Just because nobody from Alaska has been President (past) does not mean that nobody can become President (future).

How about Hawaii?

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.

Answer 2

Yes we have a President from there. It did not say anything about Hawaii. Thanks for your help. So then you are saying it is deductive not inductive?

Answer 3

Yes, inductive starts from basic information to develop a rule. Deductive goes from basic rule to come to a conclusion about a specific situation.

Answer 4

Yes, you are correct. The question presented is an example of deductive reasoning. Deductive reasoning is a type of logical reasoning where a conclusion is made based on a general rule or premise. In this case, the premise states that all United States Presidents have come from the original 48 states. The additional premise states that no person from Alaska can be President. By combining these premises, we can deduce that no person from Alaska can be President since they are not from the original 48 states. Therefore, your answer of deductive reasoning is correct based on the given information.