INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. In a random sample of 50 students, only 15 said that they regularly read a newspaper. Therefore, probably less than 50% of the student body regularly reads a newspaper
A) Deductive, valid.
B) Deductive, invalid.
C) Inductive, strong.
D) Inductive, weak.
E) Inductive, uncogent.
C
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