After Returning from a Month-Long Vacation, Robert Turned the Key

question 303

Multiple Choice

After returning from a month-long vacation, Robert turned the key in his usually reliable Camry, but nothing happened. The car must have a dead battery.

• A) Accident.
• B) No fallacy.
• C) False cause.
• D) Composition.
• E) Appeal to ignorance.

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Definitions:

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