"Loud music is blaring from Matt's house, lots of cars are parked out front, and I just saw two frat brothers of mine carrying kegs of beer into the house. Matt is probably having a party." This illustrates a(n) _____.
A) weak inductive argument
B) valid deductive argument
C) invalid deductive argument
D) strong inductive argument

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This is a strong inductive argument because it is based on specific observations (loud music, lots of cars, frat brothers with beer kegs) that lead to a probable, but not certain, conclusion (Matt is having a party). Inductive arguments increase the likelihood of their conclusions without guaranteeing them, and the given observations strongly suggest the conclusion.

"Loud Music Is Blaring from Matt's House, Lots of Cars