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A daily newspaper ran a survey by asking readers to call in their response to this question: "Do you support the development of atomic weapons that could kill millions of innocent people?" It was reported that 20 readers responded and 87% said "no" whiles 13% said "yes".

Identify four major flaws of the situation. Explain why you chose them.

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