If people are not informed about the workings of government, then they cannot vote intelligently. People cannot vote intelligently. Therefore, people are not informed about the workings of government.
A) Inductive, strong.
B) Deductive, invalid.
C) Inductive, sound.
D) Deductive, valid.
E) Inductive, weak.

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The argument is deductive and invalid because it commits the fallacy of denying the antecedent. The conclusion does not logically follow from the premises.

If People Are Not Informed About the Workings of Government