Consider the following passage: Accountants make wonderful life partners. Although they can be a bit dull, they're generally reasonable, they're reliable, and they make good money. Which type of argument is this? Group of answer choicesStatistical syllogismInductive generalizationArgument from analogyInference to the best explanationBalance of features
Question
Consider the following passage: Accountants make wonderful life partners. Although they can be a bit dull, they're generally reasonable, they're reliable, and they make good money. Which type of argument is this? Group of answer choicesStatistical syllogismInductive generalizationArgument from analogyInference to the best explanationBalance of features
Solution
This passage is an example of a Balance of Features argument. This type of argument weighs the positive and negative characteristics of something to make a judgment. In this case, the passage is weighing the positive and negative characteristics of accountants as life partners.
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