Either the Nile or the Amazon Is the Longest River

question 81

Multiple Choice

Either the Nile or the Amazon is the longest river. But the Amazon is not the longest river. Therefore, the Nile is the longest river.

• A) No fallacy.
• B) Suppressed evidence.
• C) False dichotomy.
• D) Composition.
• E) Straw man.

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