INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. All credit cards are invitations to overspend, and some invitations to overspent are precursors of bankruptcy. Therefore, some credit cards are precursors of bankruptcy
A) Deductive, invalid.
B) Deductive, sound.
C) Inductive, strong.
D) Deductive, valid.
E) Inductive, weak.
A
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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. Some film stars are not Oscar winners. Therefore, some film stars are Oscar winners
A) Invalid, illicit subalternation. B) Invalid, illicit subcontrary. C) Invalid, illicit contradictory. D) Valid. E) Invalid, illicit contrary.