Consider the following statement If all vertebrates have backbones and turtles are vertebrates then turtles have backbones. This statement is an example of?

This statement is an example of a syllogism, specifically a categorical syllogism. It uses a logical structure where a general premise ("all vertebrates have backbones") is applied to a specific case ("turtles are vertebrates") to reach a conclusion ("turtles have backbones"). This form of reasoning is fundamental in deductive logic.