Almost all of us use deductive reasoning to come to certain conclusions because we tend to use known and accepted beliefs to come to this conclusion. Deductive reasoning is defined as “arguing from a general principle to a specific conclusion” (Turner, Osborn, Osborn, & Osborn, 2018). An example of deductive reasoning would be “Red meat has iron in it, beef is a type of red meat, therefore it has iron in it”. Someone can make a claim or a topic about this and say that “women who suffer from low iron should eat more red meat because it is iron in it”.
Turner, K. J., Osborn, R., Osborn, M., & Osborn, S. (2018). Public speaking: Finding your voice. Hoboken, NJ: Pearson.
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