Types of Reasoning
This type of reasoning starts with a general fact and reaches a specific conclusion.
What is deductive reasoning
The word “elated” means very happy. What clue in the sentence helps you figure that out: “She was elated when she saw her test score was 100%.”
What is the test score or the result of getting 100%?
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.” This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a simile?
This is what we call a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
What is a stanza?
A fire station burns down. What type of irony is this?
What is situational irony?
This reasoning uses specific observation to form a general conclusion.
What is inductive reasoning
In the sentence “The cavern was so vast that it took hours to explore,” what does “vast” mean?
What is huge or very large?
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
What is personification?
The pattern of rhyme at the end of each line in a poem is called what?
What is rhyme scheme?
In a scary movie, the audience knows the villain is behind the door, but the character doesn’t.
What is dramatic irony?
This reasoning uses the information available to come to the best guess conclusion.
What is Abductive reasoning
Identify the meaning of “reluctant” using this sentence: “He was reluctant to go on stage, shaking and refusing to move.”
What is hesitant or unwilling?
“I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!”
What is hyperbole?
A poem with 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme, often about love, is called what?
What is a sonnet?
Saying “Oh, great!” after spilling juice on your shirt.
What is verbal irony?
What types of reasoning is being used here;
All mammals are warm blooded.
A dolphin is a mammal.
Therefore, a dolphin is warm blooded.
What is deductive reasoning
“Despite the teacher’s clear explanation, the concept remained obscure to most students.” What does “obscure” mean here?
What is unclear or hard to understand?
“Time is a thief.”
What is a metaphor?
What line in a sonnet does the shift occur?
What is line 8?
A student says, “I just love when we have surprise tests.”
What is verbal irony (specifically sarcasm)?
What type of reasoning is being used here;
The sun rose at 6:30 am yesterday.
The sun rose at 6:30 am today.
the sun will probably rise at 6:30 am tomorrow.
What is inductive reasoning?
“The cat slinked through the hallway, moving with stealth.” What does “stealth” mean based on the context?
What is quiet or sneaky movement?
When someone says, "He's a real Romeo with the ladies," what type of figurative language is being used?
What is an allusion?
Name 3 types of stanza
Couplet, Tercet, Quatrain, Sestet, Octet
A police officer gets arrested for theft.
What is situational irony?