"No one objects to a lawyer looking up a legal case during a trial. Why should students not be permitted to look up an answer during an exam?" Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.
A. The fallacy of appeal to ignorance
B. The weak analogy fallacy
C. The fallacy of hasty generalization
D. The slippery-slope fallacy
E. None of the answers are correct
Answer: B
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a. true b. false
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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