Reconstruct the Following as a Standard-Form Syllogism, and Determine Whether

question 17

Essay

Reconstruct the following as a standard-form syllogism, and determine whether it is valid.
From a letter to the editor: "Any project that gets taxpayers' money ought to be one that the taxpayers get some sort of benefit from, don't you think? So if the Federal Aviation Authority is going to pour millions in public funds into automated flight centers at all privately owned airports, then justice can only be served by forcing those airports to begin offering services to the public as well as their current wealthy patrons."

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Definitions:

Frequency

The number of times an event or value occurs in a dataset, often represented in a frequency distribution table or histogram.

Proportion

A mathematical ratio indicating the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between parts of a whole.

Nominal

Pertaining to data that can be categorized but not ranked or ordered; involves naming or labeling attributes.

Ordinal

Pertaining to a scale or series that denotes order but not relative size or degree.