Less than one percent of 38-year-old expectant mothers give birth to a Down syndrome baby. Therefore, since Pamela is a 38-year-old expectant mother, it is unlikely that she will give birth to a Down syndrome baby.
A) Deductive, invalid.
B) Inductive, weak.
C) Deductive, valid.
D) Deductive, sound.
E) Inductive, strong.

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The argument is inductive because it uses statistical evidence to make a probabilistic conclusion about Pamela's likelihood of having a Down syndrome baby. It is strong because the conclusion is likely given the premise that less than one percent of 38-year-old expectant mothers have a Down syndrome baby.

Less Than One Percent of 38-Year-Old Expectant Mothers Give Birth