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:

Peek-a-boo

A popular game played with infants and toddlers, involving hiding one's face and then suddenly revealing it, typically to elicit surprise and joy.

Sentences

Sentences are the set of words that are put together to mean something, typically containing a subject and predicate, expressing a statement, question, or command.

Protuberant Abdomen

A condition where the belly area sticks out more than normal due to reasons like obesity, fluid accumulation, or gas.

Lack of Reflexes

A condition characterized by the absence or significant decrease of reflex actions, which could indicate neurological problems.