Read the following passage from the article " the completely free market. " the other battle cry you hear from people opposed to open file sharing is that the artist are not making any money. let's be clear about this. the "artists" people are referring to are famous pop and rock stars. these famous musicians are getting paid. they make millions of dollars a year from concerts, commercials, and other appearances. why is the passage an example of fallacious reasoning?

Not all members of the radio audience of orson welles' war of the worlds broadcast panicked immediately. indeed, some didn't panic until they looked out of the window and saw empty streets; others didn't panic until they saw streets full of traffic. it was after checking out the situation that these citizens decided that the martians had indeed invaded earth. this example illustrates that contagion can result when people look to others for the interpretation of ambiguous situations . can result when cultural norms reinforce people's most likely responses. occurs primarily because humans are by nature irrational creatures. is especially likely when people are motivated to make independent decisions.