- The meerkat is closely related to the suricat.
- The suricat thrives on beetle larvae.
- Therefore, probably the meerkat thrives on beetle larvae.
- The meerkat is a member of the mongoose family.
- All members of the mongoose family are carnivores.
- Therefore, it necessarily follows that the meerkat is a carnivore.
inductive and deductive reasoning. oh, philosophy of logic.
