Yuri Androvich is a blue-eyed Russian artist, and his paintings sell for over $10,000. Peter Roganov is also a blue-eyed Russian, and he just finished art school. Thus, his paintings should sell for over $10,000, too.

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The argument is inductive because it makes a generalization based on specific instances. However, it is weak because it assumes without sufficient evidence that the only relevant factors are being Russian, blue-eyed, and an artist, ignoring other potential factors like skill, fame, and experience.

Yuri Androvich Is a Blue-Eyed Russian Artist, and His Paintings