Dr Peter Duesberg, a Molecular Biologist at U

question 9

Multiple Choice

Dr. Peter Duesberg, a molecular biologist at U.C. Berkeley claims, "It is not proven that HIV is the cause of AIDS," because no one has proven that HIV causes AIDS and, "there should be scientific documents … which demonstrate that fact." Duesberg's argument entails which fallacy?

• A) Faulty sign
• B) Hasty generalization
• C) Sweeping generalization
• D) Red herring
• E) Appeal to ignorance

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