"More people are killed and injured every year in their bathtubs than in Pegasus. I

suppose the next thing you will argue is that we should give up bathing." This argument
commits the fallacy of

(a) appeal to fear.
(b) refutation.
(c) appeal to ignorance.
(d) reducing a claim to absurdity.


D

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A) criteria satisfaction B) causal C) comparative advantages D) any of the above

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