All essay contests are challenges that promote thinking. All challenges that promote thinking are educational experiences. Thus, all essay contests are educational experiences.
A) Inductive, strong.
B) Deductive, invalid.
C) Inductive, weak.
D) Deductive, valid.
E) Inductive, cogent.

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The argument begins with a deductive premise stating that all essay contests promote thinking. It then uses another deductive premise stating that all challenges that promote thinking are educational experiences. From these two premises, the conclusion is logically deduced that all essay contests are educational experiences. The argument is valid because the conclusion logically follows from the premises.

All Essay Contests Are Challenges That Promote Thinking