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Which of the Following Is a Statistical Syllogism

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Which of the following is a statistical syllogism?


A) 18 percent of all students who take beginning chemistry fail the course; Mark is taking beginning chemistry; so, Mark will fail the course.
B) 61 percent of people who watch television at least four hours per day are illiterate; the people on my dorm floor watch at least four hours of television per day; so 61 percent of the people on my dorm floor are illiterate.
C) 100 percent of the ingredients in this cake are of the highest quality; flour is an ingredient in this cake; so, the flour in this cake is of the highest quality.
D) 83 percent of people who smoke cigarettes experience serious related health problems later in life; Chris smokes cigarettes; so, Chris will experience serious related health problems later in life.

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