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
ad hominem
ad hominem
slippery slope
slippery slope
false analogy
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
ad hominem
ad hominem
slippery slope
slippery slope
false analogy
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The fallacy present in the passage is a **false analogy**. The reasoning compares oceans and ponds, suggesting that because oceans have a strong effect on nearby weather, ponds must too. However, the size, scale, and nature of the two bodies of water are fundamentally different, making the analogy flawed.