Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. In order to be properly constructed, an argument must avoid any fallacy of incomplete evidence.
2. Whether an argument from authority is strong depends on whether the authority cited is reliable.
3. In order to be strong, an argument from authority must appeal to what a reliable and relevant source says.
4. The fallacy of incomplete evidence is committed in an argument from authority when the authority cited is not infallible.
5. When two or more authorities disagree on a point, we can avoid a fallacy of incomplete evidence by drawing on a wider range of reliable authorities.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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