Which of the following is an example of deductive thinking?
A) figuring out who was the killer in a Perry Mason story by carefully considering all of the clues
B) predicting what a friend would do in a particular situation based on your thorough knowledge of how this friend reacts
C) developing a theory of planetary motion by observing the movement of planets in the night sky
D) None of the above
Answer: B
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