Question #6433611Single Choice
Geometry
Question
A student measures the interior angles of several quadrilaterals and finds that each time the sum is 360 degrees. The student concludes that the sum of the interior angles of any quadrilateral is 360 degrees. What type of reasoning is the student using?
Options
A
Deductive reasoning
B
Inductive reasoning
C
Conditional reasoning
D
Analogical reasoning
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