Imagine, he says, if last year's Moscow heatwave which sent average temperatures 14F above normal, and contributed to this year's smaller harvest next hit Chicago and the Midwestern bread basket. The US harvest could slump by 40 per cent, sending prices "off the chart" and cause "the global economy to start to unravel." As the climate changes, such extremes are likely to be more common.

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Imagine, he says, if last year's Moscow heatwave  which sent average temperatures 14F above normal, and contributed to this year's smaller harvest  next hit Chicago and the Midwestern bread basket. The US harvest could slump by 40 per cent, sending prices "off the chart" and cause "the global economy to start to unravel." As the climate changes, such extremes are likely to be more common.

jacob902 · Answer

What type of reasoning does the author use?
 		A.	Inductive reasoning
 		B.	Straw man reasoning
 		C.	Ad hominem reasoning
 		D.	Deductive reasoning