Practice the use of deductive and inductive reasoning within a writing assignment.

Due Date:

Assignment objectives:

Practice the use of deductive and inductive reasoning within a writing assignment.

• Practice in revising written work using elements of deductive and inductive reasoning.

Connection to module:

Understand the relationship between meaning and language manipulation.

Evaluate the pattern of reasoning present in an argument and related critical evaluation, including induction, and deduction.

Steps:

• Re-read, if necessary, the Instructor’s Brief Remarks in this module, paying particular attention to the definitions and examples of deductive and inductive reasoning.
• Take a sample paragraph from any past writing assignment (an essay, prospectus, or short writing assignment) and copy and paste into a new Word or Google doc.

Next, using Standard Form, write an example of either form of reasoning taken from the writing sample’s paragraph. For review of Standard Form, see Module 3’s instruction within the Instructor’s Brief Remarks page.

Identify the Standard Form argument as either deductive reasoning or inductive reasoning.