INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Andrew is lighter than Carl, and Carl is heavier than Marty. Therefore, it follows necessarily that Andrew is lighter than Marty

A) Inductive, strong.

B) Deductive, valid.

C) Inductive, weak.

D) Deductive, invalid.

E) Deductive, sound.


D

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