Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective, notices that all of the coffee cups in your house have the handles facing to the left. He concludes that you must, therefore, be left-handed. Sherlock has just used

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Sherlock Holmes used inductive reasoning, which involves making a generalization based on specific observations. In this case, he observed that all coffee cup handles face left and concluded that you are left-handed.

Sherlock Holmes, the Famous Detective, Notices That All of the Coffee