What type of reasoning did the pediatrician use to generate her prediction about Luke’s future growth in height?

Question

A. Inductive reasoning

B. Applied theory

C. Deductive reasoning

D. Reductionism



Clarify Question

1. What is the key concept addressed by the question?

2. What type of thinking is required?

3. What key words does the question contain and what do they mean?



Gather Content

1. What do you know about different types of reasoning?How does it relate to the question?



Consider Possibilities

1. What other information is related to the question? Which information is most useful?



Choose Answer

1. •Given what you now know, what information and/or problem solving approach is most likely to

produce the correct answer?



Reflect on Process

1. Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break

down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?

Answer 1

A. Inductive reasoning

Clarify Question
1. The question is about different types reasoning.
2. Applying the definitions of different types of reasoning to a specific example.
3. a) Applied theory – using a theory to solve a problem
b) Reductionism – breaking something into its parts and studying each part individually
c) Inductive reasoning – using data to draw a conclusion
d) Deductive reasoning – using an existing theory or definition to draw a conclusion

Gather Content
1. Data was being analyzed and used to make a prediction.

Consider Possibilities
1. a) What are other types of reasoning?
b) Deductive reasoning uses a definition or theory to draw conclusions.
c) Reductionism breaks an object into pieces to study how each piece works independently.

Choose Answer
1. Inductive reasoning uses data to make a prediction, so this is the correct answer. The doctor was
measuring Luke’s current height and using it to predict his future growth.

Reflect on Process
1. This question asked you to apply the definition of inductive reasoning to a specific example.If you got
the correct answer, great job! If you got an incorrect answer, where did you get stuck? Did you forget
that treating a prediction or hypothesis from data is inductive reasoning? Or did you forget that deductive
reasoning is creating a hypothesis from existing data or definitions?