Either sally is dating sturdley or sally is dating vernon. but sally isn't dating sturdley, because sally won't date anyone with a tattoo, and sturdley has a large tattoo of a drunken rat on his right forearm. so, sally is dating vernon. this argument is

This argument is an example of deductive reasoning.

Explanation:

Deductive reasoning is a process of information analysis that leads us to a conclusion. That way you use deduction to find the end result.

This type of reasoning is characterized by the act of arriving at a new truth, starting from the principle of already known truths. That is, according to the reasoning deduct we come to a true conclusion because we know principles that are true and that made us come to that conclusion.

An example of this can be seen in the question above, where we came to the conclusion that Sally dates Vernon, because we know that Sally doesn't date people with tattoos and Sturdley has a big tattoo on his right forearm.

mali had been a state inside of the ghanaian empire. after ghana fell because of invading forces and internal disputes, mali rose to greatness under the leadership of a legendary king named sundiata, the "lion king." the songhai empire, already weakened by internal political struggles, went into decline.

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.