Q: Making a specific prediction based on a general principle is known as what type of reasoning?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

In deductive reasoning, I make a specific prediction based on a general principle. One general principle is that acids turn blue litmus paper red. If I have a bottle of liquid labeled “acid,” I expect the litmus paper to turn red when I immerse it in the liquid.

 Choices:

- common sense reasoning

- logical reasoning

- validating reasoning

- deductive reasoning


A:
deductive reasoning