INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Mr. Quigley, who is a lobbyist for the oil industry, says that the government should subsidize oil exploration. In view of Mr. Quigley's credentials, it follows that the government should certainly do this
A) False cause.
B) Appeal to unqualified authority.
C) No fallacy.
D) Begging the question.
E) Argument against the person, circumstantial.
B
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