Either Jane Austen was English or she was American. Since Jane Austen was not American, it follows that she was English.
A) Begging the question.
B) No fallacy.
C) False dichotomy.
D) Suppressed evidence.
E) Accident.

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The argument correctly applies the process of elimination within a given dichotomy (English or American) and concludes that Jane Austen was English after establishing she was not American. This is a valid form of argumentation, assuming the initial dichotomy is accepted as exhaustive.

Either Jane Austen Was English or She Was American