All welfare recipients are poor. Ahmed is poor. Therefore, Ahmed is a welfare recipient. This illustrates a(n) _____.
A) valid deductive argument
B) strong inductive argument
C) weak inductive argument
D) invalid deductive argument

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This is an example of an invalid deductive argument because it assumes that being poor is sufficient condition for being a welfare recipient, ignoring other possible reasons for Ahmed's poverty. The argument's conclusion does not logically follow from its premises.

All Welfare Recipients Are Poor