Determine Which Fallacy, If Any, Is Committed in the Following

question 14

Multiple Choice

Determine which fallacy, if any, is committed in the following arguments.
-Mr. Banks cancels meetings at the last minute for no reason at all. He has lately been showing up at the meetings we do have smelling of alcohol. And now he cannot account for the disappearance of over seven hundred dollars raised last year. Clearly, it is inappropriate to keep him on as scout leader.

• A) begging the question
• B) appeal to ignorance
• C) appeal to illegitimate authority
• D) ad hominem
• E) strawman
• F) red herring
• G) no fallacy committed

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Definitions:

Antislavery Activism

Efforts and movements dedicated to ending the practice of slavery and emancipating slaves.

The Liberator

A notable antislavery newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison in 1831, advocating for the immediate emancipation of all slaves.

Abolitionist Struggle

The movement aimed at ending the slave trade and emancipating slaves, primarily active in the 18th and 19th centuries in Western countries like the United States and Britain.

William Lloyd Garrison

A prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer, known for his strong stance against slavery.