Which is an example of deductive reasoning?

Deductive reasoning applies a general rule to a specific case. All even numbers are divisible by 2, and 18 is an even number, so 18 must be divisible by 2. This makes “All even numbers are divisible by 2. The number 18 is even, so it is divisible by 2” the example of deductive reasoning.

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