A used car dealer who begins by persuading you that foreign car companies make better, longer lasting vehicles and then tries to sell you a (Japanese) 1997 Mitsubishi Galant from his lot is using which type of reasoning?
A) deductive reasoning
B) inductive reasoning
C) productive reasoning
D) conductive reasoning

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The dealer uses deductive reasoning by starting with a general statement about the quality of foreign cars and then applying it to a specific case (the Mitsubishi Galant) to persuade you to buy. Deductive reasoning moves from a general premise to a specific conclusion.

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