The Number of Alcoholics Has Risen Steadily for the Past

question 89

Multiple Choice

The number of alcoholics has risen steadily for the past 20 years, and so has the number of treatment centers. Therefore, to cut down on alcoholism we should eliminate the treatment centers.

• A) Appeal to ignorance.
• B) Equivocation.
• C) Weak analogy.
• D) False cause.
• E) No fallacy.

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