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    Ms. Parker- I just think sport hunting should be outlawed.

    Ms. French- And I say such a law would be infringing upon my rights. After all, this country has a long history of sport hunting.

    No

    HINT: Poisoning The Well is reasoning that rejects a person’s anticipated statement, argument, or action by attacking that person’s character rather than examining the merits of the anticipated statement, argument or action. This argument does reject a person's statement, but it is not Poisoning The Well for two reasons. First, it does not reject an anticipated statement. Second, it does not attack the other person.

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