INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Congressman Henderson is a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes, and he supports the upcoming bill on handguns. Congressman Wagner is also a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes. Thus, he probably supports the handgun bill, too

A) Weak analogy.

B) False cause.

C) Begging the question.

D) No fallacy.

E) Missing the point.


A

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