The Chief of the Fire Department Issued a Report Stating

question 18

Multiple Choice

The chief of the fire department issued a report stating that residential fires are down slightly from the prior year. Thus, it must be the case that residential fires are slightly down this year.

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

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