Is the Argument Deductive (D) or Inductive (I)

question 231

Short Answer

Is the argument deductive (D) or inductive (I)?
-If Orangie, the cat, is hungry, he will meow and let you know it. He is not meowing. Therefore, Orangie is surely not hungry.

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Definitions:

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