Ollie got violent ill only minutes after he ate a large red mushroom in the woods. Clearly, the mushroom caused him to be sick. This argument is
A) deductive, valid
B) deductive, invalid
C) inductive, strong
D) inductive, weak

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The argument is inductive because it infers a general conclusion (the mushroom caused the sickness) from a specific instance (Ollie getting sick right after eating the mushroom). It's considered strong because the immediate onset of illness following the consumption of the mushroom suggests a strong likelihood of causation, though it doesn't guarantee it with absolute certainty as a deductive argument would.

Ollie Got Violent Ill Only Minutes After He Ate a Large