According to the deprivation theory of religiosity, people who are denied gratification within the secular society will be more likely to turn to the church as an alternative source of gratification. The United States is a male-dominated society in which women are denied the level of gratification enjoyed by men. Therefore, women will be more religious than men. This is an example of
A) logical inconsistency.
B) feminist reasoning.
C) deductive reasoning.
D) inductive reasoning.

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This is an example of deductive reasoning because it starts with a general premise (deprivation theory) and applies it to a specific case (women in the U.S.) to reach a conclusion (women will be more religious than men).

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