What is the inductive generalization in the following argument by analogy? A helicopter, like an airplane, is a flying machine.Airplanes have a very good safety record.So helicopters must have a very good safety record too.

A) All airplanes are flying machines.
B) All airplanes are similar to helicopters.
C) No flying machine ever crashes.
D) No airplane ever crashes.
E) All flying machines have very good safety records.

Flying Machine

A term often used historically to refer to any apparatus capable of flight, including airplanes, helicopters, and other aircraft.

Safety Record

A documented history or log of safety incidents, accidents, and compliance, critical for assessing an entity's performance in maintaining safety standards.

Helicopter

A type of aircraft that can take off and land vertically, as well as hover and move forward, backward, and laterally through the air, thanks to its rotating blades.