You learned in elementary school that all birds have feathers. You see an animal you've never seen before and it has feathers, so you assume it must be a bird. This is an example of.... __ the scientific method inductive reasoning a controlled experiment deductive reasoning

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You learned in elementary school that all birds have feathers. You see an animal you've never seen before and it has feathers, so you assume it must be a bird. This is an example of.... __ the scientific method inductive reasoning a controlled experiment deductive reasoning

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This is an example of inductive reasoning. Inductive reasoning involves making generalizations based on specific observations or evidence. In this case, you're generalizing that the animal with feathers must be a bird based on the observation that all birds have feathers.

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You learned in elementary school that all birds have feathers. You see an animal you've never seen before and it has feathers, so you assume it must be a bird. This is an example of.... __ the scientific method inductive reasoning a controlled experiment deductive reasoning

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