INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Sixty percent of the members of the Theta Society drive American cars. Hence, since Kristy is a member of the Theta Society, it is likely that she drives an American car
A) Deductive, valid.
B) Deductive, invalid.
C) Inductive, cogent.
D) Inductive, weak.
E) Inductive, strong.
E
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