Renee Richards argues in favor of reducing the patient load of our nurses. But it's obvious why she says this. Renee is a nurse herself, so of course she wants a reduced patient load. Nobody should pay too much attention to her pleas.
A) You, too (tu quoque).
B) No fallacy.
C) Appeal to unqualified authority.
D) Argument against the person, abusive.
E) Argument against the person, circumstantial.

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The argument dismisses Renee Richards' claims not on the basis of the argument's merits but rather on her circumstances or position as a nurse, suggesting her perspective is biased due to her profession. This is an example of an argument against the person, circumstantial, where the circumstances of the person making the argument are used to discredit the argument itself.

Renee Richards Argues in Favor of Reducing the Patient Load