A divining rod is a magical device for detecting hidden water, metal, and gemstones. Your friend Roger is using his divining rod on the beach right now. Therefore, he'll likely find some diamonds buried beneath the sand.
A) Deductive, valid.
B) Inductive, strong.
C) Deductive, invalid.
D) Inductive, weak.
E) Deductive, unsound.

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The argument is inductive and weak because using a divining rod is not a scientifically reliable method for finding diamonds, making the conclusion unlikely.

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