Which of the following uses a deductive approach to persuasion?
A)Because the stock market has been falling lately, share prices of our company stock will probably also decline.
B)Because the stock price of our company fell, the entire market will probably also decline.
C)Our stock price is like a marathon runner, slowly making progress towards our goal.
D)None of the above.

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A)Deductive reasoning takes a generalization and applies it to a particular situation. For example: the decline of the entire market is a generalization that is being used to predict something specific, the decline of an individual stock price.

Which of the Following Uses a Deductive Approach to Persuasion