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Carbanion intermediates are normally classified by their degree of substitution - methyl, primary, secondary, and tertiary. Because of hyperconjugation, higher substitution leads to a less stable carbocation. Carbanions can also be stabilized through resonance. The inductive effect, because it normally involves substitution with electronegative atoms, tends to stabilize carbanions.