What type of fallacy is this?
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Original Question
Person A: Are you sure that X is safe?
Person B: How can you ask me that?! Do you think that I would ever put you in danger?
Answers
2I see two main fallacies here: The Fallacy of Diversion and the Appeal to Righteous Indignation. Depending on the person and the discussion, you might find some of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
There’s no argument here and therefore no fallacy.
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