When Leslie's Dad gets home before 6:00 p.m.,it means he has finished a job early and is in a good mood.When Dad is in a good mood,he takes Leslie out for ice cream.While finishing her homework today,Leslie hears her father's car pull into the driveway.It is 5:30 p.m.So Leslie reasoned,tonight I get ice cream! Leslie was using ___________________ reasoning.

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Leslie is using deductive reasoning, as she is using a general rule (her Dad being in a good mood and taking her out for ice cream when he finishes work early) to draw a specific conclusion (her Dad finishing work early today and taking her out for ice cream).

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