Consider the Following Passage

question 132

Multiple Choice

Consider the following passage:
Julia sells exotic birds. She has placed four orders with wholesale bird supplier Papagayo Co., and all of them have been filled with healthy birds. Lately, however, some wholesale competitors have been trying to get her to order from them. But, when it's time to make the next order, she decides she's better off with Papagayo because she's pretty sure she'll get healthy birds. (Do not assume that you know anything about birds or the bird business.)
The original passage is

• A)an argument from analogy.
• B)generalizing from a sample.

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Definitions:

Element

A fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; in contexts like chemistry, an element is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

Variable

A feature or characteristic that can vary among individuals or over time.

Characteristic

A feature or quality belonging typically to an individual, group, or situation, often used to define or distinguish.

Elements

Fundamental components or parts in a set or system.