"The law recommends life in prison for the sort of Ponzi Scheme run by Mitchell. But his lawyer mentioned that Mitchell suffers from a progressive disorder in the pituary gland will likely lead to blindness

In light of this, I think that a shorter prison period would be more humane" commits the fallacy of A) appeal to pity B) appeal to force C) appeal to emotion D) ad hominem E) beside the point F) straw man


A

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