INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Astrological calculations indicate that the U.S. stock market will crash in the year 2018 . Therefore, you should get your money out of the market before that year
A) Inductive, cogent.
B) Deductive, valid.
C) Inductive, weak.
D) Deductive, invalid.
E) Inductive, strong.
C
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