Briefly explain inductive reasoning. Why is the use of statistics an example of inductive

reasoning?

What will be an ideal response?


Inductive reasoning is moving from the specific to the general. That is, the speaker looks
at a number of specific cases, and then draws a conclusion based on a generalization of
those cases. Statistics is an example of inductive reasoning because statistics is a
summary of a large number of specific instances.

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