Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 47

Essay

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.
From a letter to the editor: "They're wrong again, the doctors who say that the sun causes cancer. The four substances for all life are water, food, air, and sun. Everybody knows the sun opens the pores of your skin to poisons; it cannot cause cancer. Cancer is caused by the toxins man puts in the air, not by sunlight."
-Cascade News

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Definitions:

Solar System

The collection of celestial bodies, including the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids, that orbit around the sun due to its gravitational pull.

Chester Barnard

An American business executive and scholar, known for his contributions to management theory, particularly the concept of the informal organization.

Systems Model

is a representation of a complex system or process, outlining its components, relationships, and dynamics.

Willingness to Serve

An individual's readiness or predisposition to contribute their time or skills for the benefit of a community or organization without expecting financial gain.