In her speech arguing for the elimination of pennies from the U.S. money supply, Shira demonstrated that her plan will work by showing that a similar plan worked when the United States eliminated the half penny in 1857. What kind of reasoning did Shira use in her argument?

A. classical reasoning
B. comparative reasoning
C. analogical reasoning
D. deductive reasoning
E. causal reasoning


Answer: C

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