Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.In a letter to the editor of a newspaper, a certified nutritionist criticized an editorial that had appeared earlier in the paper advocating a ban on raw milk. He wrote, "You call for an 'outright ban on commercial sales' of raw milk. Yet, by your own figures, you relate about 123 California cases of Salmonella dublin [food poisoning], which represents a miniscule danger compared to the lives lost by smoking cigarettes."-Sacramento Bee
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ad hominem.
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a. St. Lô c. Calais b. St. Louis d. Paris
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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A. Jamnia B. synagogues C. temples D. churches E. councils