Evaluate the following analogical argument:In Great Britain, savings of between 20 and 40 percent in costs have resulted from selling government-run programs and businesses to individuals and companies in the private sector. This argues well for the administration's interest in selling such U.S. government entities as the Bonneville Power Administration, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and various parts of the postal service.
What will be an ideal response?
The terms of the analogy are not clear: Which (or at least what kind of) British programs and businesses were sold off? Would the sales be handled similarly (with regard to terms of payments, for example)? Would the government subsidize private ownership for a period of time after the sale? How would general differences in the economic structures of the United States and Great Britain affect the argument? There are too many differences between the premise-analogue and the conclusion-analogue to put too much confidence in this argument.
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