Evaluate the following analogical argument:According to a 2008 National Safety Council study, hunting has the lowest rate of injury of the 22 most popular recreational activities. Get this: Badminton, yes, badminton! Four times as many injuries as hunting.

What will be an ideal response?


The presence of a gun in one of the recreational activities makes this analogy a faulty one, since the types of injuries are not comparable.

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