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Clean-Coal Technologies Case Study

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In the matter of clean-coal technologies, Alex supported his position better. His information was all relevant to the discussion and his reasoning was sound and free of fallacies.

First, Alex included only relevant information related to clean-coal burning technology itself, while Oscar side-tracked the conversation to include environmental impact by the coal industry prior to burning it. Secondly, this also constitutes a non-sequitur fallacy, because the fact that coal extraction may cause environmental concerns, does not negate Alex' argument that coal can now be burned in a cleaner, safer manner.

In conclusion, by staying on point and the using good logic and sound reasoning, Alex became the winner of this

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