"In Washington, D.C., hotels and motels are expensive. Therefore, the Super 8 Motel, a Washington motel well known for its modest rooms for low income travelers, is expensive" commits the fallacy of

A) begging the question B) begging the question against C) complex question D) false alternatives E) accident


E

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