An irrelevant premise in an argument:
A) Gives you no reason to believe the argument's conclusion.
B) Would give you a reason to believe the argument's conclusion if it were true.
C) Might be true, but you do not have a good enough reason to believe it.
D) Gives you some reason to believe the argument's conclusion, but not a sufficient reason.

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An irrelevant premise does not provide any support or reason to believe the conclusion of an argument, making it unrelated or not pertinent to the argument's validity or soundness.

An Irrelevant Premise in an Argument