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Most successful entrepreneurs possess a high tolerance for risk. Since Julian is a highly successful entrepreneur, he almost certainly has a high tolerance for risk.
Which one of the following arguments contains reasoning most similar to the reasoning in the argument above?
- Most professional basketball players are over six feet tall; since Kevin is over six feet tall, he is probably a professional basketball player.
- Most dogs are friendly; this animal is not a dog; therefore this animal is not friendly.
- Everyone who joins the club must pay a fee; Maria joined the club; therefore Maria paid the fee.
- Many people who exercise regularly feel more energetic; since Thomas feels energetic, he must exercise regularly.
- Most novels in this library are works of fiction; this book is a work of fiction; therefore it is probably a novel.
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