Andrew is thinking about buying stock in E-Tron, a new company that sells electronic equipment over the Internet. Six months ago, he bought shares in E-Boot, a new company that sells shoes over the Internet, and the price of the stock doubled in two months. Andrew argues that if he buys E-Tron, the stock will double in two months. How do the following facts bear on Andrew’s argument?

Which of these describes a social effect of the civil war? a) fields were left unplanted because the slaves had been freed and much of the male population was unavailable to plant or harvest crops. b) over 600,000 men died, mostly because of the lack of food, clean water, and hygienic medical practices. c) after the emancipation proclamation was issued, african americans were allowed to join the union army. d) lincoln’s assassination after the surrender caused a disruption in the rebuilding of the nation.