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The following is a review of a book on Amazon.com:  “This Marxist French fool doesn't have a grasp on reality (like most socialist) this waste of paper is good for only one thing, a bon fire! What a bunch of garbage!”  This review is not a well-reasoned argument because it contains the following flaw in logical reasoning:Group of answer choicesAlternative explanationPersonal attackImproper generalizationAppeal to emotionThere is no logical flaw in the argument.

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The following is a review of a book on Amazon.com:  “This Marxist French fool doesn't have a grasp on reality (like most socialist) this waste of paper is good for only one thing, a bon fire! What a bunch of garbage!”  This review is not a well-reasoned argument because it contains the following flaw in logical reasoning:Group of answer choicesAlternative explanationPersonal attackImproper generalizationAppeal to emotionThere is no logical flaw in the argument.

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This review is not a well-reasoned argument because it contains the flaw in logical reasoning known as a "Personal attack". This is when the person making the argument resorts to attacking the person instead of addressing the argument or the issue at hand. In this case, the reviewer attacks the author (calling him a "Marxist French fool") instead of providing specific criticisms about the book itself.

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