Evaluate the following analogical argument:Clark said gun control should not be blamed in situations when the user abuses the weapon. "A gun is an inanimate object," he said. "A plane is an inanimate object, but look at how many people are killed by them and they're not illegal." Clark said that he was raised on a ranch and has "run around with guns since I was big enough to carry them." He added that he has never shot anybody as a result of growing up around guns.
What will be an ideal response?
Clark's analogy involves inanimate objects that are too dissimilar. He then generalizes too hastily from his own experience with being raised around guns.
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A __________ the quality of having a good character
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