INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. Movie star Glitzy Glamour says in magazine ads that Sparkle cosmetics are fabulous. Given Glitzy's incredible popularity, we must conclude that Sparkle cosmetics are indeed fabulous, just as she says

A) No fallacy.

B) Missing the point.

C) Appeal to the people.

D) Appeal to unqualified authority.

E) Appeal to ignorance.


D

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