Read the description of a type of reasoning. applies broad knowledge to specific examples what is being described? abductive reasoning deductive reasoning inductive reasoning productive reasoning

the correct answer is deductive reasoning

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”