James Patterson and Peter Kim, researchers for the J. Walter Thompson advertising
agency, recently reported their findings that 60 percent of all Americans say they have been
victims of a major crime. Their study consisted of a survey of 2,000 people randomly selected
from 50 different locations around the country. Of that survey 60 percent reported being
victims of a major crime.
What will be an ideal response?
(Inductive generalization. The sample is representative. The population is all
Americans and the target characteristic is a report of being a victim of major crime.
It is a strong generalization.)
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A) The explanandum. B) The antecedent. C) The explanans. D) The consequent. E) The premises.
According to ____, what philosophy can give us is self understanding
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false