"The last three students who had perfect scores on Professor Blanchard's calculus final were all lacrosse players. Therefore, the next student who makes a perfect score on Professor Blanchard's calculus final will be a chess player." This illustrates a(n) _____.
A) invalid deductive argument
B) strong inductive argument
C) weak inductive argument
D) valid deductive argument

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This is a weak inductive argument because it makes a broad generalization based on a small and unrelated sample (lacrosse players excelling in calculus does not logically support the prediction that a chess player will excel next).

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