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
A)the logical fallacy
B)deductive reasoning
C)the justification fallacy
D)belief bias
E)inductive reasoning

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Sherlock Holmes used inductive reasoning, as he made a generalization based on specific observations (the coffee cups' handles) to conclude that you are left-handed. Inductive reasoning involves making broad generalizations from specific observations.

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