Reasoning starts from specific data and tries to identify larger patterns from which to derive more general theories.

Inductive

Explanation:

There are some research that would start from the ground up. This means that they are inductive in nature and not deductive. Inductive reasoning starts from specific data. This implies obtaining data from observations, field notes, or interviews focusing on a single group or events and then tries to identify larger patterns. From these patterns, general theories are derived.

we need the diagram to answer this correctly.

even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.