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rb90
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The new perfume Aurora smells worse to Joan than any comparable priced perfume, and none of her friends likes the smell of Aurora as much as the smell of other perfumes. However, she and her friends must have a defect in their sense of smell, since Professor Jameson prefers the smell of Aurora to that of any other perfume and she is one of the world's foremost experts on the physiology of smell.
The reasoning is flawed because it
A. Calls into question the truthfulness of the opponent rather than addressing the point at issue.
B. Ignores the well-known fact that someone can prefer one thing to another without liking either very much.
C. Fails to establish that there is widespread agreement among the experts in the field.
D. Makes an illegitimate appeal to the authority of an expert.
E. Misrepresents the position against which it is directed.
OA is D.
Please explain how is D the correct answer and not B.
Need all the help i can get.
Thanks.
The reasoning is flawed because it
A. Calls into question the truthfulness of the opponent rather than addressing the point at issue.
B. Ignores the well-known fact that someone can prefer one thing to another without liking either very much.
C. Fails to establish that there is widespread agreement among the experts in the field.
D. Makes an illegitimate appeal to the authority of an expert.
E. Misrepresents the position against which it is directed.
OA is D.
Please explain how is D the correct answer and not B.
Need all the help i can get.
Thanks.
