A Lobby Group Argues That the Government Should Not Provide

question 118

Multiple Choice

A lobby group argues that the government should not provide funding for companies that develop environmentally friendly technology,because there is no conclusive evidence that those technologies will help the environment.Which fallacy does this example illustrate

• A) the appeal to knowledge fallacy
• B) the reification fallacy 
• C) the information fallacy
• D) the appeal to ignorance fallacy

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