Inductive v Deductive

Question 1

inductive arguments

Answer 1

• thesis
• evidence
• begins with a thesis and then provides evidence to support that thesis

Question 2

deductive arguments

Answer 2

• evidence
• thesis
• begins by providing evidence and then, near the end, provides a thesis based on the evidence

Question 3

a text that presents evidence and then, based on that evidence, creates a thesis is

Answer 3

deductive

Question 4

gives information about energy taxes
text ends: state governments should increase energy taxes in order to update the decaying American power structures
What type of writing is the text?

Answer 4

deductive

Question 5

text starts: corporations should be beholden to the same laws as average Americans; however, they continually break laws

Answer 5

inductive

Question 6

a text starts: all children need to be taught how to read and write at an early age

Answer 6

inductive

Question 7

text starts: the military industrial complex should be reevaluated by key members in Congress
text ends: reasons key members should vote

Answer 7

inductive

Question 8

text starts: the fast food industry needs to do a better job of incorporating healthy food in their menus

Answer 8

inductive

Question 9

text ends: space exploration is a waste of tax payers money and it creates a tremendous amount of waste

Answer 9

deductive

Question 10

text starts: reasons to ban violent video games

text ends: violent video games should be illegal because children commit violent crimes

Answer 10

deductive

Question 11

text ends: many of the homeless are mentally ill. there are not enough programs to support homeless people

Answer 11

deductive

Question 12

test starts: state governments should increase energy taxes in order to update the decaying American power structures

Answer 12

inductive