INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Mr. Thompson, our jeweler, says that the stone in your ring is a sapphire. Since Mr. Thompson has an excellent reputation among jewelers, we conclude that the stone is indeed a sapphire
A) Appeal to unqualified authority.
B) False cause.
C) No fallacy.
D) False dichotomy.
E) Appeal to the people.
C
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