INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. The Surgeon General recently issued a report arguing that one third of the cancer fatalities in the United States can be attributed to smoking. But this claim is ridiculous. Smoking produces a great deal of enjoyment for millions of Americans. What would life be like if you can't enjoy something once in a while?

A) Slippery slope.

B) Red herring.

C) Appeal to unqualified authority.

D) Complex question.

E) No fallacy.


B

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