INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Nobody has ever proved that the universe wasn't created in six days. Therefore, we must conclude that the universe was indeed created in six days, just like it says in Genesis
A) Appeal to ignorance.
B) False dichotomy.
C) No fallacy.
D) Hasty generalization.
E) Appeal to unqualified authority.
A
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