"An outbreak of the Ebola virus occurred in the local cotton mill, which is filled with cotton. Therefore, it is cotton that is responsible for the outbreak" 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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What will be an ideal response?

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