Max argues that we should upgrade our firefighting equipment by purchasing a fleet of new trucks with all the bells and whistles. But it's only natural that he should argue this way. Max is a firefighter himself, and he just wants a fancy new truck to ride around in.
A) Appeal to unqualified authority.
B) Argument against the person, circumstantial.
C) Argument against the person, abusive.
D) Appeal to ignorance.
E) No fallacy.

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The argument is attacking Max's motivation for proposing the upgrade rather than addressing the validity of the proposal itself. This is an example of the argument against the person, circumstantial fallacy.

Max Argues That We Should Upgrade Our Firefighting Equipment by Purchasing