The billboard ad for Joe's Used Cars says that Joe has fantastic deals. Therefore, it must be the case that Joe does indeed have fantastic deals.
A) Deductive, invalid.
B) Inductive, unsound.
C) Deductive, valid.
D) Inductive, weak.
E) Inductive, strong.

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The argument is inductive because it is based on a claim from an advertisement, which is not a guaranteed truth. It is weak because the premise (an ad claim) does not strongly support the conclusion that Joe indeed has fantastic deals.

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