Which term would best describe the following scenario?

after hearing all of the facts of the case, a judge decided that the defendant was not guilty. what kind of reasoning did the judge use?

question 1 options:

convenient

inductive

backward

deductive

❌Conventient is another word for acceptable
(So, option A. isnt your answer that we are looking for )

❌Inductive is another word for anterior(so option B. isnt your answer)

❌ Backward is another word for astern (option C isn't your answer for sure!)

✅From the looks of Deductive(Option D.) is most likely would be your answer! ✅

I'm pretty sure it's c. extremely gradual but not 100% sure though.