Which fallacy is committed in the following statement?
"People with cases of flu should be kept in quarantine, because it has never been disproven as the best means of keeping the disease from spreading."

Correct option is A

The fallacy committed in this statement is Appeal to Ignorance. This fallacy occurs when someone argues that a proposition is true simply because it has not been proven false or vice versa. In this case, the argument claims that quarantining flu patients is the best method because it has never been disproven, which does not provide valid reasoning or evidence to support the claim.
Information Booster:
1. Appeal to Ignorance is often used to shift the burden of proof onto the opponent, claiming something is true unless it is disproven.
2. This fallacy is common in debates where evidence is lacking, but the speaker tries to assert a point regardless.
3. The absence of disproof does not equate to proof of a claim.
4. Logical reasoning should be based on positive evidence rather than a lack of contradiction.
5. This fallacy can lead to misleading conclusions and poor decision-making.
Additional Information:
· (b) Hasty Generalisation: Incorrect, as this fallacy involves drawing broad conclusions from limited or insufficient evidence.
· (c) Slippery Slope: Incorrect, as this fallacy suggests that one action will lead to an extreme chain of events without proper justification.
· (d) False cause: Incorrect, as this fallacy involves assuming a causal relationship between two events without sufficient evidence.