"Since AIDS is a dangerous disease and its cause was rather quickly discovered to be infection with HIV, we can therefore expect that the causes of other dangerous diseases will similarly be quickly discovered" commits the fallacy of
A) hasty generalization B) weak analogy C) false cause D) appeal to ignorance E) appeal to unqualified authority
B
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What will be an ideal response?
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