According to Your Textbook, the Following Statement Is an Example

question 176

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy?
Reading an actual book is obviously superior to reading on e-readers or tablets. Books have been around for hundreds oyears.

• A) slippery slope
• B) invalid analogy
• C) appeal to tradition
• D) false example
• E) either-or

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