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The council member concludes that the shoe factory would be a better emergency shelter site, compared the courthouse, which other council members proposed. Why? Because no evidence has been provided to show that the courthouse would be a better shelter.

This is a cookie-cutter lack of support vs. false conclusion flaw. Just because there isn’t enough support to confirm a certain conclusion, that doesn’t mean that conclusion must be wrong. The courthouse hasn’t been well-defended by opposing council members as a better shelter than the shoe factory, but that doesn’t mean it might not actually be a better shelter.

The council member actually does the opposite: assuming that a lack of evidence for a view is proof that the view is incorrect.

The council member accepts the claim that the shoe factory would be a better shelter, because advocates of the courthouse haven’t defended their choice. But a lack of support for the courthouse doesn’t necessarily make the shoe factory a better shelter in reality.

The council member doesn’t attack the proponents of the courthouse, or say anything at all about their character.

The council member doesn’t appeal to the emotions of the audience, and certainly doesn’t make any appeal to fear.

The council member counters a view that is held by at least some council members: the view that the courthouse would be a better shelter site.

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