Recently,retailers were criticized for opening their retail stores on Thanksgiving Day.Those against the openings felt that workers should spend the day with their families.However,the same critics continued to consume sports programming and utilities provided by those working on Thanksgiving Day.Which of the following fallacies is not in this example?

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In November 2013,many retailers like Kmart,Walmart,Sears,and The Gap were criticized for opening their retail stores on Thanksgiving Day.Arguments against the openings were mostly appeals to tradition and to pity,that is,that workers in the past have been and should in the future be able to enjoy Thanksgiving Day with family instead of working.The arguments were also non sequiturs because critics of the openings continued to consume sports programming,TV shows,electricity,heat,gasoline,and other services provided by employees working on Thanksgiving Day.

Recently,retailers Were Criticized for Opening Their Retail Stores on Thanksgiving