When Attempting to Use Body Fat Percentage to Define Obesity

question 61

Multiple Choice

When attempting to use body fat percentage to define obesity, body fat above ________ for women results in an obesity diagnosis.

• A) 25%
• B) 20%
• C) 30%
• D) 35%

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Definitions:

Universal Instantiation

A logical rule of inference that allows one to deduce a particular instance from a universal statement, essentially moving from a general statement to a specific example.

Existential Generalization

A logical inference rule stating that if something is true for some member of a domain, then it is true that there exists something in that domain for which the proposition holds.

Quantifier Negation

The process of changing the quantifier in a statement, such as from "all" to "not all," to negate its original meaning.

Universal Generalization

A principle of deductive reasoning that allows one to conclude that something is true for all cases after confirming it is true in every observed case.