Identify the following as valid, invalid, strong, or weak: "We can take a vacation in the Bahamas only if we save enough money. We've saved enough money, so now we can take a vacation in the Bahamas!"
A) valid
B) invalid
C) strong
D) weak

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The argument is invalid because it commits the fallacy of affirming the consequent. Saving enough money is a necessary condition for taking a vacation in the Bahamas, but it does not guarantee that the vacation will happen.

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