Kelly broke a lamp and was told that she had been bad. Later that evening, she was told that her parents were getting a divorce. She thought that her breaking the lamp had caused the divorce. This is an example of what kind of reasoning?

A. Inductive
B. Transductive
C. Deductive
D. Reductive


Answer: B

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