Each time I’ve exercised without stretching, I’ve gotten sore. Therefore, I get sore because I do not stretch before exercising.

This is inductive reasoning because it uses repeated experiences—getting sore after exercising without stretching—to infer a likely cause. The conclusion may be plausible, but the observations do not prove that skipping stretching is the only reason for the soreness. So the correct choice is A, inductive reasoning.

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