Two detectives are brought in to solve a murder case. Detective Wang has a theory of the case, and begins to look for facts to support this theory. Detective Jones begins by assembling the facts and then tries to draw a conclusion. Detective Wang is using ______, while Detective Jones is using ______.
A)heuristics; an algorithm
B)inductive reasoning; deductive reasoning
C)top down processing; a subgoal analysis
D)deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning
E)bottom up processing; top down processing

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Detective Wang, who starts with a theory and then seeks facts to support it, is using deductive reasoning, which moves from a general premise to a specific observation. Detective Jones, who collects facts first and then forms a conclusion, is employing inductive reasoning, which moves from specific observations to broader generalizations.

Two Detectives Are Brought in to Solve a Murder Case