Observations and Models
James provides Martha with two statements: "All bald men are intelligent" and "Lance is bald." Based on the statements, Martha concludes that Lance is intelligent. What type of reasoning (deductive or inductive)did Martha use to arrive at this conclusion?

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Observations and Models 
James provides Martha with two statements: "All bald men are intelligent" and "Lance is bald." Based on the statements, Martha concludes that Lance is intelligent. What type of reasoning (deductive or inductive)did Martha use to arrive at this conclusion?

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The Answer is Martha used deductive reasoning to arrive at this conclusion. The two statements represent pieces of information that are processed and lead to the conclusion that "Lance is intelligent."