"The last three students who had perfect scores on Professor Blanchard's calculus final were all lacrosse players. Therefore, the next student who makes a perfect score on Professor Blanchard's calculus final will be a chess player." This illustrates a(n) ________.
A. weak inductive argument
B. invalid deductive argument
C. valid deductive argument
D. strong inductive argument
Answer: A
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