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English, 05.12.2019 19:31, Kemosdasavage

"minds are like parachutes; they only work when open."
what is fallacious about this statement?
a) it assumes a premise that it never proves.
b) it uses analogical, rather than logical, thinking.
c) it compares an abstract thing with a concrete thing.
d) it assumes that a dubious analogy is truthful because it is clever.

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