Consider the following argument

Evidence A. John does not recycle.
B. John drops trash around the park.
C. John refuses to participate in community cleanup projects.

Claim John does not respect the environment.

This is an example of which of the common patterns of reasoning?

A. argument by causation
B. argument by sign
C. argument by negation
D. argument by authority
E. argument by figurative analogy


ANS: b

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