"If 90 percent of Wexford County residents are Democrats, then their state representative must be a Democrat. Ninety percent of Wexford County residents are Democrats. So, their state representative must be a Democrat." This illustrates a(n) _____.
A) valid deductive argument
B) invalid deductive argument
C) strong inductive argument
D) weak inductive argument

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This is a valid deductive argument because it follows a logical structure where the conclusion (their state representative must be a Democrat) necessarily follows from the premises (90 percent of Wexford County residents are Democrats, and if 90 percent are Democrats, then the representative must be a Democrat).

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