"Mr. Thornbush was a very demanding boss, hard to work for. Thompson, a pack-a¬day cigarette smoker, worked for Mr. Thornbush for more than 20 years. By the time he retired, Thompson had developed cancer of the lung
But it's not surprising that Thompson got sick. That obviously was the result of having to put up with Thornbush for all those years!" commits the fallacy of A) hasty generalization B) weak analogy C) false cause D) appeal to ignorance E) appeal to unqualified authority
C
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Which of the following is an atomic statement?
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A) a propositional argument B) a categorical argument
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