Argument: “We should ignore Shabana’s advice on saving electricity, because she left her own lights on yesterday.” Which best describes the flaw in this reasoning?
Correct answer D. It rejects the advice by criticising the person rather than examining the advice itself
Explanation
Whether Shabana follows her own advice does not affect whether the advice is sound. Dismissing it because of her behaviour is an attack on the person, not on the argument.
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