Consider the following argument:"I was in good health until they started that darn fluoridation program. Within a few weeks I started getting an upset stomach every day or two, and within three months I was having really bad stomach cramps. I went to the doctor, who discovered that I had a duodenal ulcer. The doctor treated me, of course, but I knew what I
Consider the following argument:
"I was in good health until they started that darn fluoridation program. Within a few weeks I started getting an upset stomach every day or two, and within three months I was having really bad stomach cramps. I went to the doctor, who discovered that I had a duodenal ulcer. The doctor treated me, of course, but I knew what I needed to do-start drinking bottled water, which I do now. That was two years ago, and l've been fine ever since. But it just goes to show how dangerous fluoridation is."
This passage contains a(n):
a. Appeal to anecdotal evidence
b. No fallacy
c. Post hoc fallacy
d. Texas sharp-shooter fallacy
e. Ignoring a common cause fallacy