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

Statement I:Inductive arguments can be invalid or valid.

Statement II:A strong inductive argument that has all true premises is called a cogent argument.

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

The claim that inductive arguments can be valid or invalid is wrong, while the second claim is right.

Validity and invalidity belong to deductive arguments, which claim necessity.

Inductive arguments are graded instead as strong or weak by degree of probability.

A strong inductive argument that also has all true premises is correctly called cogent.

So Statement 1 misapplies deductive terms to induction, whereas Statement 2 states cogency correctly.

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