A Country's Minister of Defense Argued That an Invasion into a Foreign

question 42

Multiple Choice

A country's minister of defense argued that an invasion into a foreign country was necessary for national security. In reference to "national security," the minister of defense was using:

• A) ambiguous language.
• B) emotive language.
• C) vague language.
• D) equivocation.

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Definitions:

Conditional Probability

The odds of an event taking place assuming another distinct event has occurred previously.

Joint Probability

The probability of two or more events happening at the same time, assuming there is some relationship between the events.

Complement Rule

A principle in probability theory stating that the probability of the complement of an event equals one minus the probability of the event itself.

Joint Probability

The probability of two events happening at the same time, represented as the intersection of the events in probability theory.