Evaluate the following analogical argument:Mr. Naphal has read in an authoritative science report that a dye commonly injected into Florida oranges is carcinogenic. He resolves not only to avoid Florida oranges until he learns that they no longer are dyed with the same chemical, but also to avoid California oranges and all grapefruit as well.

What will be an ideal response?


We'd avoid California oranges too, unless we had some reason to think they weren't dyed with the same dye. But the fact that grapefruit are a different color (and thus would require different colored dyes) weakens the argument.

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