INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. If interest rates rise, then home sales will decline. Thus, if interest rates rise, then real estate prices will drop, because if home sales decline, then real estate prices will drop
A) Deductive, invalid.
B) Inductive, cogent.
C) Deductive, valid.
D) Inductive, weak.
E) Inductive, strong.
C
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A) The statements are consistent. B) The statements are contingent. C) The statements are inconsistent. D) The statements could still be invalid. E) The second line in the truth table must be completed.
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