Is the following argument deductive, inductive, or fallacious? Efforts to ban DDT will result in the continued spread of malaria. By 1970, malaria was nearly under control. However, because of the banning of DDT, which led to insecticide resistance in mosquitoes and the failure of countries to adopt malaria control programs, the disease now kills more people than ever before
a. inductive
b. fallacious
c. deductive
a
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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