Juanita Has Taken Six Courses at Valley Community College, and She

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Essay

Juanita has taken six courses at Valley Community College, and she has a grade average of B so far. All the courses she has taken have been in sociology and psychology. She's thinking of enrolling in another course next term, and she expects to make at least a B in whatever she takes. Would Juanita's argument be stronger, weaker, or neither if we knew that the new course will be in psychology?

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Definitions:

Conduct Disorder

A behavioral and emotional disorder in children and adolescents characterized by repetitive and persistent patterns of rule-breaking or violating the basic rights of others.

Diagnosis Prevalence

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A psychiatric disorder diagnosed in childhood, characterized by repetitive and persistent patterns of behavior that violate societal norms or the basic rights of others.

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