After buying a pair of Blue Atlas jeans, Carter was disappointed to find that they fell apart after only one month. The same thing happened to Jeff, Mario, and Ralph. Apparently, Blue Atlas jeans don't hold up very well.
A) Inductive, strong.
B) Inductive, cogent.
C) Deductive, invalid.
D) Inductive, weak.
E) Deductive, valid.

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This argument is inductive because it uses specific instances (Carter, Jeff, Mario, Ralph) to make a generalization (Blue Atlas jeans don't hold up well). It is strong because it presents multiple instances of the same problem with the product.

After Buying a Pair of Blue Atlas Jeans, Carter Was