A Factual Impossibility Is a Defense to an Attempt to Commit

question 66

True/False

A factual impossibility is a defense to an attempt to commit a crime.

Understand how to calculate probabilities using the count and divide technique.

Distinguish the operation of probability calculus suited for specific scenarios (conjunction, negation, disjunction).

Recognize the role of bias and evidence in intuitive judgments.

Understand the principles of calculating the probability of independent and dependent events occurring.

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