Russia was somewhere next to North America when Pangea was still in 1 piece. A coal deposit formed on the border, and Pangea drifted apart, separating the coal deposit into 2. Finding 2 identical coal deposits supports the continental drift theory, because it proves the 2 points were next to each other previously
Deductive reasoning is a type of reasoning where a general fact is broken down into a more specific case to make an inference. This general fact can be a broad branch of knowledge then gets into its parts that may comprise this broad knowledge.