Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: A doctor says to take vitamins, but he's paid by the vitamin company, so his advice is wrong and we shouldn't take them.

Conclusion: Nutritional supplements should not be used to treat the specific disease.

Reasoning: The doctor who recommends the supplements is biased because he is paid to endorse them.

Analysis: Armstrong is guilty of a classic 'ad hominem' attack, specifically a source bias flaw. While it is perfectly reasonable to be skeptical of the doctor's motives, his financial interest doesn't automatically mean the supplements are ineffective or that we 'should not' use them. The argument dismisses the substance of the recommendation entirely based on the character of the person making it. Look for an answer that describes this error of rejecting a claim solely because the person making it has a self-serving motive.

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Armstrong's argument is flawed in that it

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D is correct. Armstrong dismisses the recommendation by impugning Dr. Sullivan’s motives (he’s paid) rather than addressing whether supplements are effective or safe, a classic ad hominem (circumstantial) flaw.
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