Identify which of the following fallacies the following example illustrates. Choose the best answer from the list offered. We were faced with a difficult choice. Either we allow the horrors of ethnic cleansing in Kosovo brought on by Milosevic and his party to continue, or we strike with military force which could incur significant civilian casualties. We can't just stand by and do nothing, so we
committed to the military option.
a. Innuendo
b. False Dilemma
c. Unrepresentative Sample
d. Small Sample
e. Begging the Question
f. Loaded Question
g. Suppressed Evidence
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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