Our Weightlifting Coach Argues with Great Conviction About the Dangers

question 39

Multiple Choice

Our weightlifting coach argues with great conviction about the dangers of steroids, but you really can't take him seriously. I've been told by a trustworthy source that when the coach was our age he popped steroid pills every day.

• A) You, too (tu quoque).
• B) Appeal to unqualified authority.
• C) No fallacy.
• D) Argument against the person, abusive.
• E) Straw man.

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The surplus left to a business after deducting all costs, including opportunity costs, from its total revenues.

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The process or strategy by which a firm adjusts its production and pricing to achieve the highest possible profit margins.

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