Taylor: From observing close friends and relatives, it is clear to me that telepathy is indeed possible between people with close psychic ties. The amazing frequency with which a good friend or family member knows what one is thinking or feeling cannot be dismissed as mere coincidence. Taylor's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it ['appeals to a premise one would accept only if one already accepted the truth of the conclusion', 'is based on too small a sample to yield a reliable conclusion', 'presumes, without providing justification, that one can never know what a stranger is thinking or feeling', 'fails to address a highly plausible alternative explanation for all instances of the observed phenomenon']