Which argument is most similar in pattern to the mayor's argument that a policy will reduce crime because a neighboring city implemented it and saw improvement?

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Reasoning by example: using an outcome in one context to infer a similar result in another. The mayor argues that the policy will reduce crime because a neighboring city implemented it and saw improvement, which is a one-case analogy used to justify a general claim.

The best match is the voter who says the new traffic law will reduce accidents because another city saw a drop after implementing it. Both rely on an observed result in one place being used to support the same outcome in a different place.

The other scenarios rely on different logic: computing strength from how heavy a test is (not about applying a policy elsewhere), citing layoffs in a rival as evidence of savings (a different causal setup), or appealing to popularity from social media likes (no direct outcome in a similar context).