Identify the sample OR population of the following inductive generalization. You may assume that the premises in each of the arguments are true. In a survey of 10,000 members of the U.S. Navy, two-thirds of those interviewed expressed a moderate fear of flying. So, it's probably the case that about two-thirds of all military servicemen have a modest fear of flying. What is the population?
a. About 2/3rds of all military servicemen
b. All military servicemen
c. All military servicemen with a modest fear of flying
a
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A) P ? ?H 3, Equiv B) ?H ? D 1, Simp C) (P • ?H) ? D 1, Assoc D) P • (H ? D) 1, Impl E) P • H 2, DN
One constraint on a successful analysis of a concept is that the resulting analysis express a necessary truth.
a. True b. False
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. If an inductive argument has all true premises and a probably true conclusion, then we know:
A) The argument is valid. B) The argument is strong. C) The argument is cogent. D) Nothing, as such, about the argument's strength. E) The argument is sound.
Breaking a promise is acceptable to me on those occasions when I stand to benefit. This is a(n) argument
a) Deontological b) Utilitarian c) Retributivist d) Egoistic