Mr. Banks cancels meetings at the last minute for no reason at all. He has lately been showing

up at the meetings we do have smelling of alcohol. And now he cannot account for the
disappearance of over seven hundred dollars raised last year. Clearly, it is inappropriate to
keep him on as scout leader



a. begging the question e. strawman
b. appeal to ignorance f. red herring
c. appeal to illegitimate authority g. no fallacy committed
d. ad hominem


G

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