Man is standing trial accused of being apple thief

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Suppose a man is standing trial accused of being an apple thief (A). The prosecution shows video evidence of the man stealing bananas (B) and presents the following (inductive) argument:

“The case against the accused thief is very strong, it is very likely he is an apple thief. Here is why... we know that only 1 in 100 people are banana thieves and people who don’t steal bananas tend not to steal apples – only 1 in 20. But, banana thieves are 10 times more likely to steal apples than non-banana thieves! And, we have seen the evidence that the accused definitely IS a banana thief. Therefore, he is an apple thief as well.”

(a) Is this argument inductively strong? Explain your answer.

(b) How confident should the jury be (given only this argument) that the accused is an apple thief? Explain your answer.

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