When you argue for or against a policy or point of view basing your argument on similar situations, problems or actions you are:
a) reasoning from consequences
b) reasoning from examples and statistics
c) reasoning from comparisons or precedent
d) reasoning from authority and testimony

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c) reasoning from comparisons or precedent

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