Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 58

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.
Ann Landers did an informal survey on sex. Many people responded, some of them favorably, but a lot unfavorably. In a follow-up column, she wrote, "Comments by Erica Jong, Andrew Greeley, Helen Gurley Brown, Gay Talese, and Gloria Steinem showed insight and understanding. A few so-called sex experts who called the survey 'dangerous' demonstrated incredible ignorance and missed the point completely."

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Definitions:

Consumed

The act of using up a resource or goods, rendering them unable to be used again or necessitating their replacement.

International Trade

The exchange of goods and services between countries.

Equilibrium Price

The market price at which the supply of an item equals the quantity demanded, leading to a stable market condition without surplus or shortage.

China

A populous country in East Asia, known for its ancient civilization and as a major economic and political power in the modern world.