Renata told her listeners, "Cardinals and robins will soon be as scarce as blackbirds because of the pollutants we are sending into their air." She is using a(n) __________ to make a point.

A. hypothetical
B. aggregate statistic
C. fallacy
D. literal analogy


Answer: D

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