"When I asked Ned, "Are you a mute or just dumb as a stick?" he replied, "You know I ain't mute." I'm glad Ned has the courage to admit he was shortchanged for brains." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.

A. The fallacy of inappropriate appeal to authority
B. The fallacy of false alternatives
C. The fallacy of hasty generalization
D. The questionable cause fallacy
E. None of the answers are correct


Answer: B

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