Martina to Joel: "You agreed with me that a parent has the right to raise a child. That is my legal right. But then you also claimed that if I allow my child to eat whatever she wishes, I am not a good parent and cannot raise my child. You obviously contradict yourself."
Martina's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that she
A)Overlooks the possibility that Joel is a parent himself and knows how to take care of a child.
B)Presumes, without providing justification, that Joel was being serious when he made the comment.
C)Uses an ad hominem attack on Joel.
D)Overlooks the possibility that while Joel agrees with a principal in general, he does not like how it is applied in this case.
E)Overlooks the fact that Joel only agreed with Martina because he was afraid she would get upset.

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Martina's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that she overlooks the possibility that Joel agrees with a principle in general, but is objecting to this specific case as an exception to that principle.

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