Support Each major earthquake in this region has been preceded by a series of minor tremors. βββββ βββ ββββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββββββ β ββββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββ β βββββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββββββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββββββ
The argument proceeds by establishing that a certain type of event (a minor tremor) has consistently occurred before another (a major earthquake). It then references this pattern to support the conclusion that, because the first event is happening now, the second will likely happen soon.
There are two main flaws in this argument. First, it assumes a past pattern will continue to hold in the future. Second, it overlooks the possibility that there have been false positivesβcases where minor tremors were not followed by major earthquakes. If many minor tremors are not followed by earthquakes, then the current minor tremors do not provide support for the claim that a major earthquake is imminent.
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So far, all βββββ βββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ βββββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββββ βββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββ βββββ βββββ βββββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββββ ββ β βββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ βββββ ββββββ ββ βββββββββ