All political operatives are disingenuous characters and all clever manipulators are disingenuous characters. Thus, all political operatives are clever manipulators.
A) This argument contains a fallacy of weak induction.
B) This argument contains no fallacy.
C) This argument contains a formal fallacy.
D) This argument contains a fallacy of ambiguity.
E) This argument contains a fallacy of relevance.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This argument contains a formal fallacy (affirmative conclusion from a negative premise) because it assumes that all political operatives and clever manipulators are disingenuous without providing evidence for this premise. Even if we accept the premise, the conclusion does not logically follow since there could be some disingenuous political operatives who are not clever manipulators.

All Political Operatives Are Disingenuous Characters and All Clever Manipulators