Education · Methods of Teaching
A scientist observes that multiple chemical reactions in a laboratory produce heat and infers that all chemical reactions release heat. Which reasoning process does this illustrate, and why might this conclusion be limited?
- 1Hypothetico-deductive reasoning; since it tests a hypothesis against data
- 2Abductive reasoning; as it seeks the best explanation for an observation
- 3Deductive reasoning; because it starts from a universal law
- 4Inductive reasoning; because it generalizes from limited cases✓
Correct answer
Inductive reasoning; because it generalizes from limited cases
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