Four people witnessed a mugging. Each gave a different description

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Four people witnessed a mugging. Each gave a different description of the mugger. Which description is probably right?

1. He was average height, thin, and middle - aged.
2. He was tall, thin, and middle - aged.
3. He was tall, thin, and young.
4. He was tall, of average weight, and middle - aged.

Tall, thin, and middle-aged are the elements of the description repeated most often and are therefore the most likely to be accurate.