"If all birds are warm-blooded, and if all canaries are birds, then all canaries are warm-blooded." This is an example of a(n) __________, which is a(n) __________ argument.
A)syllogism; inductive
B)analogy; heuristic
C)syllogism; deductive
D)algorithm; inductive

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This statement is an example of a syllogism, which is a form of deductive reasoning. A syllogism is a logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true.

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