Throwing a lit match on the ground in the forest and causing a fire is a breach of ________.
A)appropriation
B)Good Samaritan law
C)the duty of care
D)res ipsa loquitur

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The duty of care refers to the legal responsibility to act with reasonable care and not act in a way that could harm others or their property. Throwing a lit match on the ground in the forest is a clear breach of the duty of care as it creates a foreseeable risk of a fire. Therefore, the best answer is C. Appropriation refers to the unauthorized use of someone else's property or image for personal gain, which is not applicable in this scenario. Good Samaritan law refers to the protection given to individuals who voluntarily help others in an emergency situation, which is also not applicable here. Res ipsa loquitur refers to a legal principle where the plaintiff's harm is so obviously the result of the defendant's negligence that no further evidence is needed to prove negligence, which is also not applicable in this scenario.

Throwing a Lit Match on the Ground in the Forest