A yellow jacket, an insect in the order Hymenoptera, stung me. A wasp, an insect in Hymenoptera, stung me. A hornet, an insect in Hymenoptera, stung me. I see a pattern. All insects in this order must have stingers. What type of reasoning does this represent?
A. deductive reasoning
B. inductive reasoning
C. reductionism
D. comparative reasoning
Answer: B
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A) increased connectivity B) decreased colonization rates C) increased extinction risk D) increased predation risk
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