Based on the "mental alienation" theory of suicide, Durkheim argued that groups with higher rates of insanity will have higher rates of suicide. Women have higher rates of insanity than men. Therefore, women have higher rates of suicide than men. 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 deductive reasoning because it starts with a general theory (mental alienation theory) and applies it to a specific case (women having higher rates of insanity leading to higher rates of suicide).

Based on the "Mental Alienation" Theory of Suicide, Durkheim Argued