Either Kansas or Ohio Is Situated on the Mississippi River

question 196

Multiple Choice

Either Kansas or Ohio is situated on the Mississippi River. But Ohio is not on the Mississippi. Therefore, it must be Kansas.

• A) Suppressed evidence.
• B) Weak analogy.
• C) False dichotomy.
• D) Amphiboly.
• E) No fallacy.

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