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Assign a numerical value to the strength of the following argument:
The Wilson family has four children. Therefore, at least two of the children were born on the same day of the week.
Total days in a week = 7
Number of children in Wilson family 4
The probability that 1 child has born on any given day is calculated as:
P(1 child) = Total days / Total days in week = 7/7
Suppose 1st child is born on Monday, then total days left = 7-1 =6
The probability that 2nd child has born on any given day is calculated as:
P(2nd child) = Total days left / Total days in week = 6/7
Total days left = 7-2 =5
The probability that 3rd child has born on any given day is calculated as:
P(2nd child) = Total days left / Total days in week = 5/7
The probability that the 4th child has born on any given day is calculated as:
P(3rd child) = Total days left / Total days in week = 4/7
The probability that the four children born on different days is calculated as:
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