The argument following was first given by people who sell shark cartilage as a c

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The argument following was first given by people who sell shark cartilage as a cancer treatment: No one has ever discovered a shark with cancer, so sharks do not get cancer. Which of the following responses is a rejection of a premise in the argument (and is not a criticism of the form (reliability or strength) of that argument? a.Even if sharks don’t get cancer, that provides no evidence that ingesting shark cartilage is therapeutic as a cancer treatment. b.There are in fact many discoveries of sharks with cancer. A simple google search will reveal as much. c.Because of their habitat and ferocity study of live sharks is limited. Furthermore, because of their divergent goals, those who routinely capture sharks do not search them for tumors. So, even if sharks did get cancer we wouldn’t expect to know about it. d.Because the authors of the argument are an interested party, the argument is subject to a legitimate ad hominem criticism.

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Solution: Because the authors of the argument are an interested party, the argument is subject to a legitimate ad hominem criticism

Explanation: An ad hominem argument is an argument which is legitimate and questions a position by questioning the nature of the individual holding a position. In the given case argument following was first provided by people who sell shark cartilage as a cancer treatment

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