A five- year- old child saying, 'a log floats because it is big', is an example of what form of reasoning?

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The child's reasoning is based on a single attribute (size) and does not take into account other factors that could affect buoyancy, such as shape or density. This is typical of transductive reasoning, which involves drawing general conclusions based on specific observations without considering other relevant information.

A Five- Year- Old Child Saying, 'A Log Floats Because