Evaluate the following analogical argument:When Halley's comet appeared a few years ago, there was an upsurge in the number of suicides across the country. The same thing happened when the Hale-Bopp comet appeared in 1997. I'll bet the next appearance of a visible comet will produce a rash of suicides.
What will be an ideal response?
We think this is a pretty good argument, but it would be improved by a larger sample.
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a. Passover b. Hanukkah c. Pentecost d. Sabbath