Rose picks up a chocolate biscuit from a jar.The first biscuit she eats from the jar is stale.She empties all other biscuits from the jar into the dustbin as she believes that all the other biscuits must also be stale.Which of the following types of reasoning is Rose using in disposing the biscuits away?
A)inductive
B)functional
C)accommodative
D)deductive

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Rose is generalizing her experience of one stale biscuit to assume that all the other biscuits in the jar must also be stale. This is an example of inductive reasoning, where a general conclusion is drawn from specific observations or experiences.

Rose Picks Up a Chocolate Biscuit from a Jar