This pamphlet from the hospital says I should eat right before surgery. Apparently I should go into the operating room with a full stomach.
A) Equivocation.
B) Appeal to ignorance.
C) Missing the point.
D) No fallacy.
E) Amphiboly.

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The statement contains an amphiboly because the phrasing is ambiguous and could be misinterpreted to mean that one should eat immediately before surgery, which is generally against medical advice. The ambiguity arises from how "eat right before surgery" can be understood in different ways.

This Pamphlet from the Hospital Says I Should Eat Right