Which option is an example of inductive reasoning? A. May wears red every day. Therefore, May will wear blue tomorrow.
B. Water is wet. The lake is water. Therefore, the lake is wet.
C. All the cats I've seen are furry. Therefore, most cats are furry.
D. Licorice is black. My cat is black. Therefore, my cat is licorice.
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c)

Explanation:

Inductive reasoning is logical thinking based on your own experiences. B is very logical but c is logic based on experiences of the narrator, that's why I say C

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).