Which of the following is the form of a statistical syllogism?

A. A is similar to B in relevant respects, and B has property P. So, A has property P.
B. x percent of a sample of A is B. So, approximately x percent of A is B.
C. x percent of A is B. c is an A. So, c is a B.
D. R is reliable, and R asserts that S. So, S.


C. x percent of A is B. c is an A. So, c is a B.

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A. errare humanum est B. de gustibus non est disputandum C. cogito ergo sum D. esse est percipi

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The view that processes such as thought and life are really nothing more than physical and chemical processes is

called ____________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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"After the near disaster of Aduatuca in Gaul in 54 B.C., Pompey lent Caesar one of his Italian legions that had been dismissed on furlough, while Caesar granted his consent and his moral support to Pompey in the repressive measures which the

latter took against the stubborn republican opposition" (Theodor Mommsen, The History of Rome) is A) an argument B) a non-argument

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