Most of the students attending Shoreline Prep have extremely wealthy parents. Since Madeline is a student at Shoreline, it is likely that her parents are wealthy.
A) Deductive, sound.
B) Inductive, weak.
C) Inductive, strong.
D) Deductive, invalid.
E) Deductive, valid.

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This is an inductive argument using a sample of students at Shoreline Prep to make a generalization about the parents of those students. The strength of this argument depends on the size and representativeness of the sample, and on the likelihood that the socioeconomic status of parents influences the school attended by their children. Without further information, we cannot conclude with certainty whether Madeline's parents are wealthy, but it is likely based on this generalization.

Most of the Students Attending Shoreline Prep Have Extremely Wealthy