George Argues That Prize Fighting Should Be Outlawed

question 242

Multiple Choice

George argues that prize fighting should be outlawed. But many prize fighters have been great athletes-Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis, Rocky Marciano, and Joe Louis, to name just a few. Clearly George is mistaken.

• A) No fallacy.
• B) Red herring.
• C) Appeal to unqualified authority.
• D) False cause.
• E) Straw man.

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