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Billy, I know you want to go to school today, but you have the flu and you should stay home. If you go to school, you might give the flu to some of your friends and classmates. They, in turn, might give it to their friends and classmates. Eventually, the flu might spread throughout the school. - The previous argument provides an example of ___________.

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Answer:

hasty generalization

Step-by-step explanation:

I'm not 100% on this answer, but it seems to be hasty generalization because that person is generalizing an experience from examples, and not evidence. Or it could be questionable because since the flu is an easily spreadable virus, and if you have it and go into an environment that is condensed with a bunch of other people you have the chance of spreading it.

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