INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. The finger prints on the gun match those of the defendant. Therefore, the defendant must have handled the gun

A) Inductive, weak.

B) Deductive, valid.

C) Deductive, invalid.

D) Deductive, uncogent.

E) Inductive, strong.


E

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