INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Every squirrel that has ever been observed likes nuts. Therefore, probably every squirrel likes nuts

A) False cause.

B) No fallacy.

C) Composition.

D) Hasty generalization.

E) Weak analogy.


B

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