Multiple Choice
In the dialogue below, what is the most likely fallacy that Naomi has committed? Naomi: "I called the psychic hotline, and Madame Zeno told me my Lotto picks were going to win." Hansel: "If she already knows the winning numbers in advance, then why hasn't she won the lottery herself?" Naomi: "Psychics can only read people's minds. The Lotto machine doesn't have a mind to read." Hansel: "Then how can she know you'll win, just because she read your mind? You don't know what numbers the Lotto machine will pick." Naomi: "Yes I do. Madame Zeno told me so."
A) Appealing to extremes
B) Slippery slope
C) Tautology
D) Straw man
E) Tu quoque
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