medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
History Professor: My critics argue that my latest book contains several factual errors. However, these critics are all members of a rival school of thought that has long been obsessed with discrediting my research. Therefore, their claims can be safely ignored.
The professor's argument is most similar in its flaw to which of the following?
- A senator brushes aside an unfavorable emissions report solely because the analysts who produced it were paid by advocacy groups opposed to the industry.
- A physician disregards a patient's self-diagnosis on the ground that the patient lacks any medical training.
- A judge steps aside from a trial because she is a close personal friend of the defendant.
- A researcher rejects a proposed theory because it conflicts with well-established physical laws.
- A reviewer praises a study chiefly because its authors are widely respected in the field.
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