Question

The following statement appears in a brochure supporting a law to allow ducks on a lake on a college campus: "In the other states that have allowed ducks on campus, we know of no adverse encounters between ducks and people to date." What type of reasoning does the passage display?A) arguing from ignoranceB) arguing from authorityC) post hoc reasoningD) circular argument

Answer 1

Answer:

B.

Explanation:

The given excerpt is an example of "arguing from authority" also known as "Appeal to authority." This type of reasoning insists that a particular claim is true because some other authority has proved it.

"In the other states that have allowed ducks on campus, we know of no adverse encounters between ducks and people to date." In this the writer is stating that allowing ducks on campus had no adverse effect because other nations(authority) had also done it.