If polygraphs are used as the only judge of guilt or innocence,

A) less than 5 percent of the guilty would have been declared innocent.
B) less than 5 percent of the innocent would have been declared guilty.
C) more than one-third of the innocent would have been declared guilty.
D) more than two-thirds of the guilty would have been declared innocent.

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Roman Pasillas · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Polygraphs, also known as lie detectors, are not completely accurate and have a significant rate of false positives, meaning they can incorrectly identify innocent people as guilty. This leads to a scenario where more than one-third of innocent individuals could be wrongly declared guilty based on polygraph results alone.

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