If malaria becomes drug resistant, then countless victims will perish. If malaria becomes drug resistant, then a major health crisis will erupt. Therefore, if a major health crisis erupts, then countless victims will perish.
A) Deductive, invalid.
B) Deductive, sound.
C) Inductive, strong.
D) Inductive, weak.
E) Deductive, valid.

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The conclusion does not logically follow from the premises because the argument assumes that a major health crisis erupting is solely due to malaria becoming drug resistant. This is a logical fallacy known as affirming the consequent, making the argument deductively invalid.

If Malaria Becomes Drug Resistant, Then Countless Victims Will Perish