What type of inductive argument best describes the following? Discharging newborns from the hospital before they are 2 days old doesn't appear to hurt their health. A study by reputable researchers found that of a group of 1714 babies discharged about 30 hours after birth, only about three percent were readmitted to the hospital within the first six weeks. In a group of 622 infants who were
discharged about three to four days after birth, the same percentage were readmitted within the first six weeks, and the problems in both groups of readmitted babies were the same.
a. inductive generalization
b. pro and con argument
c. analogy
d. statistical syllogism
a
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