“Since the introduction of sex education in the schools in the 1960s, teen pregnancy has jumped enormously. Obviously, sex education is producing greater, not fewer, teen pregnancies.” This statement represents:

a) causal reasoning.
b) reasoning from sign.
c) reasoning from example.
d) a hypothetical syllogism.


ANS: a

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