"If we accept the argument about the lack of safety of the Pegasus, then we must abandon whatever faith we have in the free enterprise system as we know it," is a statement that commits the fallacy of
A)circular reasoning.
B)use of technical jargon.
C)appeal to authority.
D)irrelevant argument.

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The statement commits the fallacy of irrelevant argument by suggesting that questioning the safety of the Pegasus requires abandoning faith in the free enterprise system, which is an unrelated issue.

"If We Accept the Argument About the Lack of Safety