INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. SureShotJoe, who posts regularly on the Yahoo message boards, says that the stock of Super Tech should triple this year. Referring to Super Tech, he writes, "there stock shood goe throo the roof!" We can only conclude that Super Tech offers a great investment opportunity
A) Appeal to unqualified authority.
B) Straw man.
C) Argument against the person, abusive.
D) Red herring.
E) No fallacy.
A
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