Which of the Following Arguments Commits the Fallacy of Appeal

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following arguments commits the fallacy of appeal to ignorance?

• A)Since Cindy got the wrong answer, she must not know how to do calculus.
• B)I know that all of my ancestry is Korean, so I do not have any Angolan blood.
• C)Eve should be a dancer, because she doesn't know how to sing.
• D)Tom shouldn't be trusted to make the cake, since he has demonstrated that he doesn't know what he's doing in the kitchen.
• E)We can't verify Marvin's alibi for the night of the murder, so he is a suspect.

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Definitions:

Authority

The ability or entitlement to dictate actions, decide on matters, and demand adherence.

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