The civil engineer asserted: "The dredging of the river channel should allow barge traffic to continue for the foreseeable future unless the drought conditions worsen." The reasonable listener would conclude that the engineer _____.

A) lacks true conviction in his claim
B) is being overly cautious in making his claim
C) is being reasonably cautious in making his claim
D) is providing false hope to producers, shippers, and consumers

Answer: C) is being reasonably cautious in making his claim

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a. American b. Asian c. European d. Latin American

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Making a(n) ________ results from using too few examples when making a claim

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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