Question

n the speech, how does President Eisenhower use abductive reasoning to draw conclusions
about the state of the world?
A. He uses many examples of struggling countries to suggest that the world is changing for
the worse.
B. He describes several places undergoing change to infer that change is happening
worldwide.
C. He uses examples of conflicts around the world to predict what the result of future
conflicts will be.
D. He describes the effects of Communism in a few countries to conclude that it is not a
valid economic system.

Answer 1

B.

Eisenhower points to several specific places undergoing change and infers a general, world‑wide pattern. That fits abductive reasoning (inference to the best explanation from particular observations). The other choices add unwarranted value judgments or describe prediction rather than abduction.