If Prisoners Are Discharged Without Any Skills, Then They Will

question 195

Multiple Choice

If prisoners are discharged without any skills, then they will return to a life of crime. If prisoners are unable to get jobs, then they will return to a life of crime. Thus, if prisoners are discharged without any skills, then they will be unable to get jobs.

• A) Deductive, invalid.
• B) Deductive, valid.
• C) Inductive, weak.
• D) Inductive, cogent.
• E) Inductive, strong.

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