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Which is the MOST used fallacy in the section "My Mom is Over-reacting?" The line "Many other schools have recycling programs," is an example of which logical fallacy?

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Appeal to ignorance

Step-by-step explanation:

Appeal to ignorance is a logical fallacy that expresses statements that cannot be substantiated and are issued as the conclusion of something. In other words, these statements do not have arguments that prove that they are correct, nor do they present arguments that prove that they are incorrect, making the information accepted by the listeners' ignorance.

An example of this is "Many other schools have recycling programs," which is a generic statement without arguments to be based on and form conclusions, being accepted because of ignorance.

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