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? Connie discovers four biology majors who took professor Langley's course in Italian Renaissance history

All four come from different backgrounds and have different interests.

A) Strengthens.
B) Weakens.
C) Has no effect.


A

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