Your task is to identify the premise(s) and conclusion(s) of your example and to
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Your task is to identify the premise(s) and conclusion(s) of your example and to negotiate among yourselves if you disagree. Additionally, discuss whether the argument is inductive or deductive. If the argument is inductive, discuss the strength or weakness of the argument. If it is deductive, then discuss if it is valid.
Seventy percent of all freshmen at State College come from wealthy families; therefore, probably about the same percentage of all students at State College come from wealthy families.
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Premise:
Conclusion:
I agree with the conclusion drawn based on the premise.
The arguement is Inductive as we know that if the premise is true, the conclusion will be true as well. Reason for that is, the students who are in freshmen year now, will be sophomores and seniors in later years, therefore, the ratio of whealthy to poor remains constant.
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