Which Fallacy Is Committed by the Following Argument? Closing the 3rd

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which fallacy is committed by the following argument? Closing the 3rd Street library would make the poor children in that neighborhood feel like we're abandoning them.So shutting it down is unconscionable.

• A)appeal to force
• B)subjectivism
• C)division
• D)appeal to emotion
• E)ad hominem

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