Aabduction Bdeductive reasoning c inductive reasoning da wil

A)abduction

B)deductive reasoning

c) inductive reasoning

d)a wild guess

Dr. Neil Shubin, a paleontologist discovered one of the most famous sarcopterygian fish fossils, Tiktaalik, a fish that has several tetrapod characteristics. In determining where to hunt for this fossil, he knew that he was looking for rock from the Devonian period that would have been near the equator 375 million years ago. He also knew about plate tectonics and that the continents have shifted since that time. He concluded that one of the places to hunt for this fossil was the Canadian Arctic, and indeed, that\'s where he found this fascinating fossil. This form of reasoning, knowing where to hunt for this fossil, is known as .

Solution

Answer;

\"Dr. Neil Shubin............................................This form of reasoning, knowing wheretp hunt for ths fossil, is known as deductive reasoning.

Explanation:

Deductive reasoning is a valid reasoning process (a top to down logic) for making deductive inference which is largely based on theory) as opposed to inductive inference (which is largely based on observations). The logical process of detuctive reasoning starts from a general statement (as in the present case) and examines the possibilities to reach a specific and logical conclusion (as in the given case, possible place to hunt for the fossil of interest is determined with the help of available knowledge and data). Thus with deductive reasoning process, the paleontologist could build a theory and based on it he could make a prediction of its consequences. In such a case, if the predicted theory is correct, the observations are also correct.