Consider the Following Example: "Retail Sales Increases in the 2005

question 47

Multiple Choice

Consider the following example: "Retail sales increases in the 2005 holiday season were below projections.Sales were disappointing because consumers were not confident about economic growth." This is an example of a(n) _____.

• A) inductive argument
• B) deductive argument
• C) empirical argument
• D) fact
• E) premise

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