Reasonings
are divided into three categories: (1) inductive, (2) deductive, and (3) causal
reasoning. The type of reasoning that is depicted in the given above is
inductive reasoning. This is because Kim was able to derive to a conclusion by
citation of different examples. Among the three categories, inductive reasoning
is the most commonly used.
The y intercept is the initial value, which is graphed on the y axis (or vertical line). In a word problem the y intercept is the original or starting value. In a graph you can find it where the data begins on the vertical axis.