"Ten milligrams of substance X was fed to ten mice. All of them died within two minutes. One could…
Ten of ten mice dying within two minutes is a controlled and reasonably sized sample, and the conclusion is carefully hedged to the average mouse. The argument is therefore…
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"Ten milligrams of substance X was fed to ten mice. All of them died within two minutes. One could conclude, 'This amount of substance is fatal to the average mouse'." Which of the following statements regarding the above argument are true?
A. It commits the fallacy of Hasty generalization.
B. It commits the fallacy of Irrelevant conclusion.
C. It is a strong inductive argument.
D. It is a weak deductive argument.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer D
Ten of ten mice dying within two minutes is a controlled and reasonably sized sample, and the conclusion is carefully hedged to the average mouse. The argument is therefore a strong inductive argument, not a hasty generalisation. It is not offered as a deductive proof and the conclusion is directly relevant, so B and D fail as well.
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