Category: General Knowledge | Last updated: 2026-09-18

If a detective knows that all suspects observed at the crime scene had red shoes, and a specific individual, Mr. Smith, is confirmed to have been at the crime scene wearing red shoes, the detective concludes that Mr. Smith is a suspect. What type of reasoning is being primarily used to draw this specific conclusion from a general rule?

A) Inductive Reasoning
B) Deductive Reasoning
C) Abductive Reasoning
D) Analogical Reasoning

Explanation

Deductive reasoning starts with a general statement or hypothesis (all suspects at the crime scene had red shoes) and applies it to a specific case (Mr. Smith was at the crime scene wearing red shoes) to reach a specific, logical conclusion (Mr. Smith is a suspect). If the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true.

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