Someone studying homelessness finds that the first four homeless people he examines are mentally ill. He therefore concludes that all homeless people are mentally ill. What type(s) of reasoning is this?
A) deductive reasoning
B) inductive reasoning
C) neither deductive nor inductive reasoning
D) both deductive and inductive reasoning

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This is an example of inductive reasoning, where a general conclusion is drawn from a limited set of observations.

Someone Studying Homelessness Finds That the First Four Homeless People