Tom was experiencing dizziness just before he ate his lunch and noted that after he started eating his dizziness disappeared. From this he inferred that dizziness was due to a lack of nutrition and whenever someone complained of dizziness he encouraged them to eat. His inference that dizziness is due to lack of nutrition demonstrates what reasoning process?
A) deduction
B) hypothesis testing
C) induction
D) naturalism

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Tom's reasoning process is an example of induction, where he generalizes from a specific instance (his own experience of dizziness going away after eating) to a broader conclusion (dizziness is due to a lack of nutrition).

Tom Was Experiencing Dizziness Just Before He Ate His Lunch