What kind oreasoning is used in the following statement?
Politicians who are guilty ocorruption do not deserve to be reelected. Last year our U.S. representative was proved to be corrupt by using campaign donations for personal financial gain. Therefore, our U.S. representative does not deserve to be reelected.
A) reasoning from specific instances
B) causal reasoning
C) reasoning by generalization
D) analogical reasoning
E) reasoning from principle

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The statement uses reasoning from principle, as it applies a general principle (politicians guilty of corruption do not deserve reelection) to a specific case (the U.S. representative's misuse of campaign donations).

What Kind Oreasoning Is Used in the Following Statement