Which of the following is an example of inductive reasoning?
A. Fish have gills. Salmon are fish. Therefore, salmon have gills.
B. All fish are animals. Salmon are fish. Therefore, salmon are animals.
C. All dinosaurs are extinct. Stegosaurus is a dinosaur. Therefore, stegosaurus are extinct.
D. Salmon are fish. Salmon are pink. Therefore, fish are pink.
Answer: D. Inductive reasoning develops a somewhat reasonable yet not always correct conclusion by applying information about a small or specific sample and turning it into a generality. Just because a type of fish is pink, it does not mean that all fish are pink.
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