Question

which logical fallacy is used in the text? its true that pasteurization kills harmful bacteria in milk. but pasteurization is a process that was invented by humans. instead, we should drink milk raw, pure, and unchanged. its better for us. guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other

Explanation:

The argument claims that drinking raw (natural, unchanged) milk is better just because pasteurization is a human - invented process. It assumes that natural (unchanged) is always better, which fits the definition of "appeal to nature" fallacy. "Guilt by association" is about discrediting via negative association, which is not the case here. "False causation" is about incorrect cause - effect relationships, which is also not what's happening here.

Answer:

B. appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good