One Problem with the Fallacy of Appeal to Ignorance Is

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Multiple Choice

One problem with the fallacy of appeal to ignorance is that usually:

• A)the person making the argument is pretending to be less intelligent than he or she is
• B)the person making the argument is insulting the person to whom he or she makes it
• C)the person making the argument is insulting everyone who disagrees with him/her
• D)it puts the burden of proof on a positive claim
• E)it puts the burden of proof on a negative claim

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Definitions:

Demand Elasticity

A measure of how much the demand for a product or service changes in response to changes in its price or other factors.

Elasticity of Demand

The measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good.

Perfectly Inelastic

A market situation where the quantity demanded or supplied does not change in response to a change in price.

Elasticity of Demand

An indicator of the responsiveness of the quantity of a product demanded to its price alterations.