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Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
The local government is advising everyone to remove standing water from their backyards, but none of our neighbors are doing it. If our neighbors aren't doing it, then there is no reason we should do it either.
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Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I read that people with higher-paying jobs wear more expensive clothing. So, if I wear fancier clothes, I'll finally get that raise I've been wanting.
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Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I don't trust Professor Carlson's findings. Another researcher at her university was caught falsifying data. So, it's likely Professor Carlson has, too.
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Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
This news story must be accurate. It's been shared online over a million times!
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Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I understand that you had a medical emergency, but I still cannot accept late homework. If I make an exception for you, I'll have to make exceptions for everybody.
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Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
The French family I stayed with over the summer had read all the British romantic poets. It's amazing how cosmopolitan and well educated French people are.
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The logical fallacy present in the text is known as the "bandwagon fallacy" (or "appeal to popularity"). This fallacy occurs when someone argues that a belief or action is justified simply because many other people are doing it (or, in this case, not doing it). In this instance, the reasoning is flawed because the decision to remove standing water should be based on the merits of the advice from the local government, not on the actions of neighbors.
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The logical fallacy in the text is known as "post hoc ergo propter hoc," which translates to "after this, therefore because of this." This fallacy occurs when it is assumed that if one event follows another, the first event must cause the second. In this case, the speaker believes that wearing fancier clothes will lead to getting a raise, implying a causal relationship without sufficient evidence to support that conclusion. The speaker is assuming that simply dressing more expensively will result in a higher salary, ignoring other factors that influence job performance and pay.
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The logical fallacy present in the text is known as "guilt by association." This fallacy occurs when someone dismisses a claim or argument based on the association of the person making the claim with another individual or group that is considered disreputable or untrustworthy. In this case, the speaker is discrediting Professor Carlson's findings solely because another researcher at her university was found to have falsified data, without any direct evidence suggesting that Carlson has done the same. This reasoning unfairly associates Carlson with the misconduct of the other researcher.
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The logical fallacy present in the text is known as the "bandwagon fallacy" or "appeal to popularity." This fallacy occurs when it is argued that a claim is true or valid simply because a large number of people believe it or have acted upon it. In this case, the reasoning suggests that the news story is accurate solely because it has been shared over a million times, rather than based on the actual facts or evidence behind the story. The popularity of the story does not necessarily correlate with its truthfulness.
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The logical fallacy in the text is known as the "slippery slope" fallacy. This fallacy occurs when it is assumed that allowing one action or exception will inevitably lead to a chain of related (and usually undesirable) events. In this case, the speaker believes that accepting late homework from one student due to a medical emergency will lead to a situation where they will have to accept late homework from all students, which the speaker is trying to avoid. This reasoning does not consider the possibility of making reasonable exceptions based on individual circumstances, rather it draws a conclusion based on fear of a potential, exaggerated outcome.
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The logical fallacy in the text is known as "hasty generalization." This fallacy occurs when a conclusion is drawn about a whole group based on insufficient or non-representative evidence. In this case, the speaker concludes that all French people are cosmopolitan and well-educated based solely on their experience with one French family who happened to be well-read. This generalization ignores the diversity and varying levels of education among individuals within the entire French population.