[PIANO MUSIC] PRESENTER: Deductive reasoning is a logical approach where you progress from general ideas to specific conclusions. Inductive reasoning is a logical approach where you progress from specific ideas to general conclusions. So for deductive reasoning, think general to specific. And for inductive reasoning, think specific to general. 

For example, pretend someone said this. It's dangerous to drive on icy streets. The streets are icy now. Therefore, it would be dangerous to drive on the streets. This would be an example of deductive reasoning. 

The person begins their argument with a broad and general statement. It's dangerous to drive on icy streets. And from this general statement, this person comes to a specific conclusion. Since the streets are icy now, it would be dangerous to drive on the streets. The logical progression of this person's thinking can be described as going from general to specific. This is a form of deductive reasoning. 

Now, pretend someone said this. My brother drove last week when it was icy, and he got into an accident, and so did my friend Charlie. This means driving on icy streets is dangerous. This would be an example of inductive reasoning. The person begins their argument with two specific statements. Their brother drove last week when it was icy and got into an accident, and so did their friend Charlie. 

And from these specific statements, this person came to a broad or general conclusion. Driving on icy streets is dangerous. The logical progression of this person's thinking can be described as going from specific to general. This is a form of inductive reasoning. 

Now, let's practice identifying both inductive and deductive reasoning. You will be given 10 arguments, and you need to decide which argument is inductive or deductive reasoning. Let's begin. 

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