Question at position 9 Rose picks up a chocolate biscuit from a jar. The first biscuit she eats from the jar is stale. She empties all other biscuits from the jar into the dustbin as she believes that all the other biscuits must also be stale. Which of the following types of reasoning is Rose using in disposing the biscuits away?accommodativeinductivefunctionaldeductive单项选择题
A
accommodative
B
inductive
C
functional
D
deductive

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Question at position 9 Rose picks up a chocolate biscuit from a jar. The first biscuit she eats from the jar is stale. She empties all other biscuits from the jar into the dustbin as she believes that all the other biscuits must also be stale. Which of the following types of reasoning is Rose using in disposing the biscuits away?accommodativeinductivefunctionaldeductive单项选择题

A

accommodative

B

inductive

C

functional

D

deductive

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Question restatement: Rose picks a chocolate biscuit from a jar. The first biscuit she eats is stale, so she empties all other biscuits into the dustbin because she believes all the remaining biscuits must also be stale. Which type of reasoning is she using? options: accommodative, inductive, functional, deductive.

Option 1: accommodative. This term is not a standard label for a primary reasoning pattern in logic or problem solving. If used, it might imply adjusting one's approach or accommodating new information, but the scenario describes making a broad generalization from a single instance, not an adjustment of strategy. Therefore, this option does not accurately capture the reasoning Rose is employing here.

Option 2: inductive. Inductive reasoning involves drawing a general conclusion from specific observations. In this case, Rose observed that the first biscuit was stale and concluded that all the remaining biscuits must also be stale, which is a generalization from a single instance. This fits the pattern of inductive reasoning, albeit it is a faulty generalization.

Option 3: functional. In logic and reasoning, 'functional' is not a standard category used to describe a reasoning process like induction or deduction. It typically relates to the function or purpose of something rather than a method of reasoning about evidence. Thus, it does not describe the reasoning Rose uses.

Option 4: deductive. Deductive reasoning starts from a general rule or premise and derives a specific conclusion that must be true if the premises are true. Here, there is no stated general rule that guarantees all biscuits are stale; Rose bases her conclusion on a single observation, not on a general principle, so this is not deductive reasoning.

Summary of reasoning patterns: Rose’s action is best characterized as inductive reasoning (generalizing from a particular observation), though the generalization is flawed because it relies on one instance. The other terms either do not describe this process (functional), describe a different kind of valid reasoning (deductive), or are not standardly used in this context (accommodative).