Connor Hasn't a Shred of Athletic Ability, and He Does

question 17

Multiple Choice

Connor hasn't a shred of athletic ability, and he does well even to breathe. Therefore, he couldn't have swum across Diamond Lake, as he claims to have done. After all, the lake is 3 miles across.

• A) Appeal to unqualified authority.
• B) Argument against the person, circumstantial.
• C) False cause.
• D) No fallacy.
• E) Argument against the person, abusive.

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Definitions:

Precognition

The purported psychic ability to see or know about events before they happen.

Precognition

The ability or claimed ability to see or know about events before they happen, often regarded as a psychic phenomenon.

Clairvoyance

The alleged skill of obtaining insights about a thing, individual, place, or physical occurrence without using the five common senses, instead relying on extrasensory perception.

Telepathy

The purported transmission of information from one person to another without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction.