deductive reasoning is stronger than inductive reasoning because it:

a. draws conclusions based on premises everyone can agree on.
b. begins with something specific to make a broad conclusion.
c. uses specific examples to make a point.
d. follows a pattern in which words and phrases are similar.

Explanation:

Deductive reasoning is stronger because uses premises, which are always true. So, starting from this true statements (premises), we draw conclusions, deducting consequences from these premises, this it's also called a deductive logic.

A simple example of deductive reasoning could be:

Premises:

All men die.

My neighbour died.

Conclusion: My neighbour was a man.

"fire and ice" is one of robert frost's most popular poems. it was published in december 1920 in harper's magazine and in 1923 in his pulitzer prize−winning book new hampshire. it discusses the end of the world, likening the elemental force of fire with the emotion of desire, and ice with hate.

c. the power of desire is greater than the power of hate.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.