During the Two Years That Abigail Has Served as President

question 289

Multiple Choice

During the two years that Abigail has served as president of the Crescent Society, several of its members have suffered from insomnia. Thus, in the interests of better sleep for these people, the Society should elect a new president.

• A) No fallacy.
• B) Equivocation.
• C) Weak analogy.
• D) Appeal to ignorance.
• E) False cause.

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