INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Sylvia is an American. Americans are 12 percent black, 4 percent Asian, and 13 percent Hispanic. Therefore, Sylvia is 12 percent black, 4 percent Asian, and 13 percent Hispanic
A) Hasty generalization.
B) Appeal to the people.
C) Composition.
D) Division.
E) No fallacy.
D
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