Some statements about the human condition are commercial failures, since some novels are commercial failures, and some novels are statements about the human condition.
A) Inductive, weak.
B) Inductive, strong.
C) Deductive, invalid.
D) Deductive, valid.
E) Inductive, unsound.

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The argument is deductive because it attempts to draw a specific conclusion based on premises. However, it is invalid because the conclusion does not necessarily follow from the premises. The premises do not guarantee the conclusion; just because some novels are commercial failures and some of those novels may be statements about the human condition, it does not logically follow that some statements about the human condition are commercial failures outside the context of novels.

Some Statements About the Human Condition Are Commercial Failures, Since