Ricky is watching television when he sees an commercial for foot cream. The commercial announcer says, "This is the best foot cream on the market because no other foot cream makers have been able to prove otherwise!" What fallacy has the announcer committed?
a. Hasty generalization
b. Equivocation
c. Appeal to ignorance
d. Straw man
The answer is C, Appeal to ignorance!
Appeal to ignorance assumes that a conclusion is true simply because it cannot be disproved. Though there may be no research to show that there are better foot creams, it by no means proves that that particular brand is any good.
a. Hasty generalization
b. Equivocation
c. Appeal to ignorance
d. Straw man
The answer is C, Appeal to ignorance!
Appeal to ignorance assumes that a conclusion is true simply because it cannot be disproved. Though there may be no research to show that there are better foot creams, it by no means proves that that particular brand is any good.
Stay curious,
Team ARC
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