"North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's claim about what his country will do with nuclear weapons can best be understood in terms of the character Darth Vader in the Star Wars trilogy. North Korea is the Death Star of the Pacific Rim." This statement reflects the reasoning pattern termed

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The statement is using an analogy to compare North Korea and Kim Jong Il's claims about nuclear weapons to the character of Darth Vader and the Death Star in the Star Wars trilogy. An analogy is a reasoning pattern that involves comparing two things to highlight similarities and draw conclusions.

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