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Read the excerpt from The Republic by Plato. Yes, I said, now lunderstand the question which you would have me consider is, not only how a State, but how a luxurious State is created; and possibly there is no harm in this for in such a State we shall be more Rely to see how justice and injustice originate In my opinion the true and healthy constitution of the State is the one which I have described. But if you wish also to see a State at fever-heat, I have no objection For I suspect that many will not be satisfied with the simpler way of life. They will be for adding sofas, and tables. and other furniture; also dainties, and perfumes, and incense, and courtesans, and cakes, all these not of one sort only, but in every variety; we must go beyond the necessaries of which I was at first speaking such as houses, and clothes and shoes; the arts of the painter and the embroiderer will have to be set in motion, and gold and ivory and all sorts of materials Which type of reasoning do Plato and More use to discuss the ideas of lifestyle and livelihood? Both use inductive reusoning starting with specific examples Both use deductive reasoning beginning with general claims Plato uses deductive reasoning while More uses inductive reasoning Plato uses inductive reasoning while More uses deductive reasoning
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The correct answer is:**Both use deductive reasoning, beginning with general claims.**### Explanation:In the excerpt from *The Republic* by Plato, he begins with a general claim about the "true and healthy constitution of the State" and then proceeds to discuss how a luxurious state might arise, adding specific examples like sofas, perfumes, and cakes. This approach reflects **deductive reasoning**, where general principles are used to explore specific scenarios.Similarly, Thomas More in *Utopia* also uses deductive reasoning when discussing ideal societies, starting with broad philosophical ideas about governance and human nature before applying them to specific societal structures.