Question

guided practice
which is an example of inductive reasoning?
a. gardening is a great hobby, and people who like plants have gardens.

b. gardens can be very beautiful to look at, if you water your garden daily.

c. your garden needs rich soil, so mix compost into the soil once a year.

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

Explanation:

Inductive reasoning involves making generalizations from specific observations or examples. Option D starts with a specific observation ("Tomatoes are popular vegetables") and then makes a general conclusion ("every garden needs to include tomatoes"). Option A is a statement of correlation, B is a statement about gardens' appearance with a condition, and C is a specific recommendation for a garden. Only D uses inductive reasoning by generalizing from a specific fact about tomatoes.

Answer:

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