During the past two hundred years no one has been cured of Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, it is unlikely that anyone will be cured in the next two hundred years.
A) Equivocation.
B) Amphiboly.
C) Suppressed evidence.
D) No fallacy.
E) Appeal to pity.

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This argument commits the fallacy of suppressed evidence by only considering the lack of past cures for Alzheimer's disease and using that as evidence for why it is unlikely to find a cure in the future. However, this ignores the fact that scientific research and medical advancements have greatly advanced in the past two hundred years, and that new breakthroughs and treatments for diseases are being discovered all the time. Therefore, the argument is flawed because it fails to consider all the available evidence and is based on an incomplete understanding of the progress made in the field of medicine.

During the Past Two Hundred Years No One Has Been