Does the following argument commit any informal fallacies? Global average temper

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Does the following argument commit any informal fallacies? Global average temperature has been increasing as the burning of fossil fuels has increased. Therefore, burning fossil fuels causes global warming.

Which of the following informal fallacies does the argument commit? A: begs the question B: look who's talking C: inappropriate appeal to authority D: appeal to force E: guilt by association F: red herring G: questionable cause H: hasty generalization I: straw man J: appeal to pity K: loaded question L: bandwagon argument M: personal attack N: attacking the motive O: two wrongs make a right P: appeal to ignorance Q: inconsistency R: equivocation S: false dichotomy T: weak analogy U: slippery slope V: none of the above

Explanation / Answer

The given argument is

Global average tempature has been increasing as the burning of fossil fuels has increased.

Fossil fuel is a general term for buried combustible

Geologic deposits of organic material fuel formed by natural processes.

For the given statement we can select non of the above as best choice from all the choices.

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