Which of the Following Statements About the Senior Citizen Population

question 94

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the senior citizen population in the United States is true?

• A) The highest expenditures on health care per capita occur with the older segment of the population.
• B) The elderly make up a smaller percentage of the total population than 20 years ago.
• C) Senior citizens do not hold much clout with legislators.
• D) Senior citizens, as a group, have shorter lifespans than in previous decades.
• E) The elderly consume one-half as much health care per capita as the rest of the population.

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Definitions:

Major Premise

The first premise in a syllogism, typically a general statement or proposition that asserts a universal truth or principle.

Categorical Syllogisms

A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion, each statement being categorical.

Moods

Moods refer to the different forms of a categorical syllogism, characterized by the arrangement of the quantity and quality of its propositions.

Middle Term

The term that appears in both premises of a standard syllogism but not in the conclusion, acting as a link in deductive reasoning.