Directions: Analyze each of the following arguments in terms of new case, comparison cases, known similarities, and inferred similarity. Then indicate what seems to you the most significant relevant dissimilarity between the new case and the sample cases.

1. A heated controversy arose between the states of New York and New Jersey over formal possession of Ellis Island, located at the mouth of the Hudson River near the New Jersey shore, a tiny speck of land on which so many thousands of immigrants first touched American soil. The following argument was given in support of New Jersey's claim: "Clyde Haberman is right that almost every immigrant who passed through Ellis Island was bound for New York, not New Jersey. But this fact does not determine where the island is. A significant number of passengers arriving at Newark International Airport are also on their way to New York, but it would be hard to argue that New York thus has a claim on the airport. Cincinnati International Airport is in Covington, Kentucky, and presumably, few travelers are on their way to sparsely populated northern Kentucky. Would Mr. Haberman suggest that the airport belongs to Ohio?" (New York Times, 1996)

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