INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Astronomers study stars. Nicole Kidman is a star. Therefore, astronomers study Nicole Kidman

A) Begging the question.

B) Equivocation.

C) Amphiboly.

D) No fallacy.

E) Composition.


B

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