Question

question 40
2 pts
several of your friends have contracted the flu virus during the last few weeks. you awake one morning with fever and muscle aches. your most logical reasoning process would be to:
deduce that youve contracted a serious disease
induce that youve contracted a serious disease
induce that you have contracted the flu
deduce that you have contracted the flu

Explanation:

Inductive reasoning goes from specific observations to general conclusions. Given friends had the flu and you have flu - like symptoms (fever and muscle aches), it's an induction. Deduction goes from general to specific and there's no general - to - specific logic here. Also, assuming a serious disease without more evidence is not the most logical.

Answer:

C. induce that you have contracted the flu