Each major earthquake in this region has been preceded by a series of minor tremors. Since the region has recently experienced a series of minor tremors, a major earthquake will strike the region in the near future. Which one of the following arguments exhibits a pattern of questionable reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?
A: This river has overflowed in every spring thaw following a winter with high snowfall. As this winter the area received a record amount of snow, the river will overflow this coming spring.
B: So far, all local outbreaks of this disease among humans occurred soon after the detection of high infection rates among local wildlife. An unusually high infection rate among these animals was recently detected, so a local outbreak of the disease among humans is imminent.
C: The introduction of non-native species to an island always results in the extinction of some of its native species. Since non-native species are currently being introduced to the Galapagos Islands, there will be extinction among the Galapagos' native species.
D: On planets other than Earth, the presence of certain rare minerals indicates that these planets experienced a period of heavy meteor bombardment. Since the same minerals are found on Earth, Earth experienced a period of heavy meteor bombardment as well.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
B