Nikolas Sigaud, a British explorer in the early 20th Century, argued that the Mayan civilization did not rely on agriculture for food. He believed that because there was no archeological evidence of the Mayans having used advanced agricultural tools, the Mayans were unlikely to have relied on agriculture to feed their large population. What logical fallacy does Nikolas Sigaud's argument show?

A. begging the question
B. ignorance
C. popular appeal
D. accident


Answer: B

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