Suppose you reason as follows: This dog is brown. That dog is brown. A third dog is brown. Therefore, all dogs are all brown. What type(s) of reasoning is this? a. Inductive reasoning b. Deductive reasoning c. Both inductive and deductive reasoning d. Neither inductive nor deductive reasoning
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