Today's edition of the New York Times ran a long article on the terrorist bombing in Israel. Therefore, probably the Los Angeles Times, which covers international news about as well as the New York Times, also has an article on that bombing.
A) Inductive, weak.
B) Deductive, valid.
C) Inductive, strong.
D) Inductive, cogent.
E) Deductive, invalid.

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The argument is inductive because it is based on probability rather than certainty. It is strong because if the premises are true, it is likely that the conclusion is also true.

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