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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 positives—cases 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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