“Magnet schools in large public school systems such as St. Louis, Washington DC, Dallas-Ft.Worth, and Los Angeles have helped to improve the quality of education. Our city is planning a magnet approach to public education. Since our city is similar in significant ways to other cities with improved school systems, it is likely that the quality of education will improve in our city.” This
statement is an example of what type of argument?
a. enumeration
b. analogy
c. cause to effect
d. effect to cause
Answer: b,
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