A review of the research on the ability of people to engage in deductive reasoning would lead you to the conclusion that
a. people are generally incapable of engaging in deductive reasoning.
b. people do not have a general, abstract sense of formal logic.
c. the use of formal logic is the same as real-world deductive reasoning.
d. the use of deductive reasoning is affected by one's specific knowledge and representational resources.
Answer: d. the use of deductive reasoning is affected by one's specific knowledge and representational resources.
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