Nick drives a white foreign car that gets good gas mileage. Mary drives a white foreign car as well. Mary's car must get good mileage, too.

A. appeal to tradition
B. appeal to the masses
C. faulty analogy
D. genetic fallacy
E. begging the question


Answer: C

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