Deductive reasoning is stronger than inductive reasoning because it: a. draws conclusions based on premises everyone can agree on
b. follows a pattern in which words and phrases are similar
c. uses specific examples to make a point
d. begins with something specific to make a broad conclusion

What makes the following sentence unclear? i had hoped to finish the race and win a medal, but i didn’t. a) nothing. the sentence contains no errors. b) there is no independent clause so the sentence is incomplete. c) it’s a simple sentence and doesn’t need a comma. d) there are two possible meanings to the sentence.