Which subjectivist fallacy is committed in the following argument? Lois: If there's no food in Quahog, what makes you think there's going to be food anywhere else?
Peter: Lois, everyone knows that there are two things that can survive a nuclear holocaust: cockroaches and Twinkies....
(Family Guy, "Da Boom")

A) subjectivism
B) appeal to majority
C) appeal to emotion
D) appeal to force
E) none

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Konco Mercon · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Peter's argument relies on the idea that everyone knows that cockroaches and Twinkies can survive a nuclear holocaust, which is an appeal to majority fallacy. The truth of a proposition cannot be determined solely by the number of people who believe it to be true.

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