Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Arguments from analogy are generally deductive, weak or strong.

Statement II:Arguments from analogy are generally inductive and neither valid nor invalid.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect while Statement 2 is correct.

Arguments from analogy are generally inductive, not deductive.

Calling them deductive makes Statement 1 false, though it borrows the inductive 'weak or strong' language.

Being inductive, they are appraised as strong or weak, never as valid or invalid.

Statement 2 states this correctly.

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