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LR 72 · Method of Reasoning
Economist Lina Park claims that every recession in the past fifty years was preceded by a spike in oil prices. But the recession of 2001 was not preceded by any such spike. So Park's claim is false.
The method of reasoning used in the argument is to (A) draw an analogy between the recession of 2001 and other recessions (B) appeal to the authority of economists who disagree with Park (C) show that the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises (D) present a counterexample that refutes a general claim (E) argue that Park's assumption leads to an absurd consequence
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