According to the introduction to Chapter 12, which of the following students provides the most accurate statement about deductive reasoning and decision making?
a. Esther: "Deductive reasoning is included in the general category of thinking, but decision making is not."
b. Anteus: "In deductive reasoning, you receive all the information that is necessary to draw a conclusion, but in decision making, some of the information is missing or unclear."
c. Dave: "In both deductive reasoning and decision making, you will reach a correct conclusion, as long as you follow the formal rules."
d. Susan: "In your everyday experiences, you encounter more examples of deductive reasoning than examples of decision making."
Ans: b
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