INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Amanda is taller than Jacqueline, and Jacqueline is shorter than Laura. Hence, it necessarily follows that Amanda is taller than Laura
A) Inductive, weak.
B) Deductive, invalid.
C) Inductive, strong.
D) Deductive, valid.
E) Deductive, sound.
B
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