Select the fallacy or bad argument technique which occurs in the following argument: If people drink too much they end up with liver damage. But as Alice never drinks her liver will be fine.
A) Fallacy of denying the antecedent
B) Ad hominem circumstantial
C) Post hoc ergo propter hoc
D) Straw Man

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This argument commits the fallacy of denying the antecedent by stating that if people drink too much they end up with liver damage, therefore implying that if people do not drink too much they will not end up with liver damage. However, this is not necessarily true as there could be other factors at play that could lead to liver damage. Therefore, the conclusion that Alice's liver will be fine just because she does not drink is not logically sound.

Select the Fallacy or Bad Argument Technique Which Occurs in the Following