The Chairman of Big Tex Oil Company stated that oil company executives are drastically underpaid. Therefore, it must be the case that oil company executives are indeed underpaid, just as the Chairman says.

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This argument is an example of inductive reasoning because the conclusion reached is based on the opinion of one person, the Chairman, and there is no supporting evidence presented. Therefore, the argument is weak, as the conclusion is not necessarily true based on the premise given.

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