Yuri Androvich is a blue-eyed Russian, and his paintings sell for over $10,000. Peter Roganov is also a blue-eyed Russian, and he just finished art school. Thus, his paintings should sell for over $10,000, too.

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

E) Inductive, weak.

Explanation:

In inductive reasoning, the argument moves from a specific instance into a generalized conclusion, that is, it is a type of logical thinking that involves forming generalizations based on specific incidents. An inductive reasoning could be weak or strong. A weak inductive reasoning is such that the conclusion does not follow probably from the premises, even though it is claimed to. On the other hand, a strong, inductive argument is such that that it is improbable that the premises are true and the conclusion is false.

answer; validity;