Beneath the image of Thomas Jefferson on this U.S. five-cent coin we see "1975." It must be the case that the coin was minted in 1975.
A) Deductive, invalid.
B) Inductive, strong.
C) Deductive, valid.
D) Inductive, weak.
E) Deductive, sound.

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The argument is inductive and strong because it is based on the observation of the date on the coin, which typically indicates the year it was minted, although there could be exceptions.

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