No theocracies are true democracies. No secular governments are theocracies. Thus, some secular governments are true democracies.
A) Inductive, strong.
B) Deductive, invalid.
C) Inductive, weak.
D) Deductive, cogent.
E) Deductive, valid.

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The argument is deductive but invalid because the conclusion does not logically follow from the premises. The premises do not provide sufficient information to conclude that some secular governments are true democracies.

No Theocracies Are True Democracies