According to a two hundred year old tradition, the president of the Apex Club has always been a woman. Therefore, the next president will most likely be a woman.
A) Inductive, weak.
B) Deductive, cogent.
C) Deductive, valid.
D) Inductive, strong.
E) Deductive, invalid.

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The argument is inductive because it makes a generalization based on a pattern observed over time (the tradition of always having a woman as the president of the Apex Club). It is considered strong because the tradition has been consistent for two hundred years, making it likely (though not certain) that the next president will also be a woman.

According to a Two Hundred Year Old Tradition, the President