Check this site, and then tell us how you would classify the above statements.
http://www.batesville.k12.in.us/Physics/PhyNet/AboutScience/Inductive.html
Are the groups of statements below examples of an inductive or deductive process?
1. Male red-winged blackbirds display red wing patches to signal superiority to other males.
2. Bees make honey.
3. Male red-winged blackbirds compete for territories.
4. Bees eat honey when no other food (nectar) is available.
5. A wound is infected.
6. Infection is caused by bacteria.
7. A male red-winged blackbird displays his red wing patches whenever other males enter its territory.
8. Honey is the food store for the bee hive.
9. Keeping a wound clean of bacteria prevents infection.
3 answers
1. deductive
2. deductive
3. inductive
4. deductive
5. inductive
6. deductive
7. deductive
8. deductive
9. deductive
2. deductive
3. inductive
4. deductive
5. inductive
6. deductive
7. deductive
8. deductive
9. deductive
are my responses correct