Marcus is trying to persuade his managers to give an extra day off for Thanksgiving break by reminding them that they want employees to be happy, and that holiday breaks make employees happy. This type of persuasion is
A) inductive reasoning.
B) deductive reasoning.
C) cognitive dissonance.
D) causal reasoning.

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This is an example of deductive reasoning because Marcus is using a general premise (holiday breaks make employees happy) to draw a specific conclusion (give an extra day off for Thanksgiving break).

Marcus Is Trying to Persuade His Managers to Give an Extra