How is the following argument best characterized? The ionic blast hairdryer does a great job removing the frizz from Francesca's hair. Therefore, since Gabriella's hair is virtually identical to Francesca's, probably the ionic blast would do a good job removing the frizz from Gabriella's hair.
a) Inductive reasoning based on specific examples.
b) Deductive reasoning from a general principle.
c) Analogical reasoning drawing a comparison between similar cases.
d) Causal reasoning establishing a cause-and-effect relationship.