INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Nobody has ever proved that pornography results in increased incidents of rape and child abuse. Thus, we can only conclude that pornography has no effect on the crime rate
A) False dichotomy.
B) Appeal to ignorance.
C) No fallacy.
D) Hasty generalization.
E) Appeal to unqualified authority.
B
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