Taking samples of registered voters and asking them to disclose their preferences leading up to elections in order to assess the view of all registered voters on a particular candidate is an example of what sort of reasoning?
A) Inductive reasoning
B) Deductive reasoning
C) Selection bias
D) Direct proof

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This is an example of inductive reasoning because it involves making generalizations based on specific observations or samples. In this case, the generalization is about the preferences of all registered voters based on the preferences of a sample of voters.

Taking Samples of Registered Voters and Asking Them to Disclose