While discussing a trip she made to the Pacific Northwest, Dilara told her friend that she met people there who think the Bigfoot creature is real, and that scientists have not proved Bigfoot does not exist. Dilara believes Bigfoot exists. Dilara is making the thinking or argumentation error of:
A) forming an illusory correlation between sightings and Bigfoot's existence.
B) asserting the consequent and falling prey to belief bias.
C) engaging in circular reasoning because she wants to believe in Bigfoot's existence.
D) arguing from possibility and shifting the burden of proof.

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Dilara is making the argument from possibility by suggesting that just because scientists have not disproved Bigfoot's existence, it must be possible that Bigfoot exists. This is also linked to her shifting the burden of proof, as she is putting the onus on scientists to prove that Bigfoot does not exist rather than providing evidence for its existence.

While Discussing a Trip She Made to the Pacific Northwest