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In his new book on his complex scientific research, R frequently imputes bad faith to researchers disagreeing with him. A troubling aspect of R's book is his stated conviction that other investigators' funding sources often determine what "findings” those investigators report. Add to this that R has often shown himself to be arrogant, overly ambitious, and sometimes plain nasty, and it becomes clear that R's book does not merit attention from serious professionals. The author of the book review commits which one of the following reasoning errors?
Answer: Option A
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The author of the book review says that R says with conviction that other investigators' funding sources determine what "findings” those investigators report. Since R is known to be arrogant and nasty as a person, the author says that R's book cannot be taken seriously. The error in the author's reasoning is saying that due to the character of the person his competence in scientific matters is doubtful. Only option (a) captures this point
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The author of the book review says that R says with conviction that other investigators' funding sources determine what "findings” those investigators report. Since R is known to be arrogant and nasty as a person, the author says that R's book cannot be taken seriously. The error in the author's reasoning is saying that due to the character of the person his competence in scientific matters is doubtful. Only option (a) captures this point
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