Basic Analogical Reasoning Connie is thinking about registering for Professor Langley's course in Italian Renaissance history. Connie's friend Lydia took that course a year earlier and got an A. Connie figures that she will get an A, too. How do the following facts bear on Connie's conclusion? Lydia is a history major, but Connie is a biology major
A) Strengthens.
B) Has no effect.
C) Weakens.
C
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