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Matching Pets to People. Justin, Aneisha , Steven, and Trish each brought a different pet to their community pet show. Using the following clues, match each pet – a dog, cat, horse, and snake – with it’s owner. Steven is the brother of the person who owns the snake.
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Matching Pets to People • Justin, Aneisha, Steven, and Trish each brought a different pet to their community pet show. Using the following clues, match each pet – a dog, cat, horse, and snake – with it’s owner.
Steven is the brother of the person who owns the snake. • Aneisha and Trisha do not like animals that bark. • Justin prefers reptiles over mammals. • Trisha hopes to ride her pet in an upcoming parade.
ANSWER • Justin owns the snake • Aneisha owns the cat • Steven owns the dog • Trisha owns the horse.
Deductive Reasoning • The process of drawing logically certain conclusions by using an argument. • Example: 1. If a car is a Corvette, then it is a Chevrolet. 2. Susan’s car is a Corvette. 3. Therefore, Susan’s car is a Chevrolet.
Examples • Use the given statements to draw a conclusion. Then draw an Euler diagram to illustrate your conclusion. • If an animal is a mouse, then the animal is a rodent. Mickey is a mouse. Rodents Mice Mickey
2. If someone is human, then he or she is mortal. Socrates is human. Mortals Humans Socrates
3. If Jennifer goes to the beach, then she will get a sunburn. Jennifer is going to the beach tomorrow. Days Jennifer will sunburn At the beach tomorrow
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