Question

1. which is an example of inductive reasoning?

○ because gardens require a lot of water, you must water your garden daily.
○ gardening is a great hobby, and people who like plants have gardens.
○ your garden needs rich soil, so mix compost into the soil once a year.
○ tomatoes are popular vegetables, so every garden needs to include tomatoes.

Explanation:

Inductive reasoning draws a general conclusion from specific observations or examples. This option takes the specific observation that tomatoes are popular vegetables and makes a general claim that every garden must include them, which follows inductive reasoning. The other options use deductive reasoning (applying general rules to specific cases) instead.

Answer:

D. Tomatoes are popular vegetables, so every garden needs to include tomatoes.