Question

Valerie Nelson's last three novels sold well over a million copies each. She's now finished a new novel, and it has gotten better reviews than the earlier ones. Hence, her new novel should sell over a million copies, too.a. Deductive: Strong

b. Inductive; Valid
c. Inductive; Weak
d. Deductive; Valid
e. Inductive: Strong

Answer 1

E). Inductive: Strong.

Step-by-step explanation:

The inductive statement is characterized as the statement that follows a reasoning approach that lays emphasis on making broad and general conclusions from certain specific examples or evidence. Thus, the truth of the conclusion is probable.

As per the question, the given statement adopts a strong inductive approach as it makes a general conclusion(Nielson's new novel should sell over a million copies, too') on the basis of specific evidence ('her last three novels sold over a million copies each'). Thus, option E is the correct answer.