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which statement from the essay can be characterized as a logical fallacy, in which a baseless judgment is substituted for a
proper argument?
let's just face it. people who hate reality shows are really just old,
humorless sourpusses.
reality shows, as the name implies, reflect "reality without any
preconceptions or judgments.
people clearly enjoy watching reality shows judging from their ratings, but
even more than that, people enjoy being on reality shows.
what i truly can't understand is why my mom isn't excited about the money
i could bring home from 'the coolest kid in school'-almost $100,000 that
could go straight to my college fund!

The correct answer is  Let's just face it. People who hate reality shows are really just old, humorless sourpusses.

Explanation:

The second sentence is a judgement towards reality shows, but it is based on an argument and uses the name of the subject as an argument for the judgement. This means that the judgement is not baseless.

The third sentence contains a judgement about people wanting to be on TV shows, but the judgement is based on an argument; numerical statistics of TV ratings. This means that the judgement is not baseless.

The fourth sentence is a sound opinion on a matter that has a full argument with evidences.

The only sentence that contains no arguments whatsoever about the opinion is the first sentence. It is a judgement towards people who like watching reality shows without giving any evidence about the way they are labelled. It is not a proper judgement; it is intended as an insult.