Syllogism 3C Given the Following Syllogism

question 105

Multiple Choice

Syllogism 3C
Given the following syllogism:
There are applicants who are not trustworthy, because whoever has a criminal record is untrustworthy, and several applicants have criminal records.
-After translating Syllogism 3C into standard form, the conclusion is:

• A) No people with criminal records are trustworthy people.
• B) Some applicants have criminal records.
• C) Some applicants are people with criminal records.
• D) Some applicants are not trustworthy people.
• E) Some trustworthy people are not applicants.

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Set of Data

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Mean

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Frequency Distribution

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Median

The middle value of a data set, which separates the higher half from the lower half of the data set.