Betty's argument for changing the voting age is ridiculous. Betty dropped out of school after the seventh grade, and the most responsible job she has ever held is working as a clerk in a grocery store.
A) Appeal to unqualified authority.
B) Hasty generalization.
C) No fallacy.
D) Argument against the person, circumstantial.
E) Argument against the person, abusive.

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The argument attacks Betty's character and background rather than addressing the merits of her argument, which is an abusive ad hominem fallacy.

Betty's Argument for Changing the Voting Age Is Ridiculous