INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Benny has argued for a long time for a new national park in Montana, but you really shouldn't listen to him. Benny owns a general store in the proposed vicinity, and if the park is created, he stands to profit handsomely from the flow of visitors
A) Argument against the person, abusive.
B) Appeal to unqualified authority.
C) Argument against the person, circumstantial.
D) Appeal to ignorance.
E) No fallacy.
C
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