INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. The emerald is more expensive than the diamond, and the diamond is less expensive than the sapphire. Therefore, it necessarily follows that the emerald is more expensive than the sapphire
A) Deductive, invalid.
B) Inductive, weak.
C) Deductive, valid.
D) Inductive, uncogent.
E) Inductive, strong.
A
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