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Consider the following paragraph:<br/><br/><i>I always vote for the National Party candidate in gubernatorial elections. This year, Sally Smith is the National Party candidate for governor, so I will vote for Sally Smith for governor this year.</i><br/><br/>Which type of reasoning is displayed in this paragraph?

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✓ Correct answer: C. Deductive reasoning In the above paragraph, the writer has moved from the general to the specific; therefore, we can conclude that deductive reasoning is displayed.

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