Less Than One Percent of 38-Year-Old Expectant Mothers Give Birth

question 347

Multiple Choice

Less than one percent of 38-year-old expectant mothers give birth to a Down syndrome baby. Therefore, since Pamela is a 38-year-old expectant mother, it is unlikely that she will give birth to a Down syndrome baby.

• A) Deductive, invalid.
• B) Inductive, weak.
• C) Deductive, valid.
• D) Deductive, sound.
• E) Inductive, strong.

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