Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Oceans and ponds are both bodies of water. Since an ocean has a strong effect on nearby weather, a pond must have a strong effect as well.
What kind of fallacy is this?
(1 point)
Responses
straw man
straw man
false analogy
false analogy
ad hominem
ad hominem
slippery slope
Oceans and ponds are both bodies of water. Since an ocean has a strong effect on nearby weather, a pond must have a strong effect as well.
What kind of fallacy is this?
(1 point)
Responses
straw man
straw man
false analogy
false analogy
ad hominem
ad hominem
slippery slope
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The fallacy in the passage is a **false analogy**. The reasoning compares oceans and ponds, suggesting that because oceans affect weather, ponds must as well, without providing a valid basis for that comparison.