Question

Question

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Bryce is driving home from work when he is cut off by a red car. Last week, Bryce was in a minor car accident with a red car. Bryce concludes that red cars are more dangerous than other cars.
Which describes the fallacy used in this passage?

(1 point)
Responses

false dichotomy
false dichotomy

hasty generalization
hasty generalization

slippery slope
slippery slope

misleading statistics
misleading statistics

Answer 1

The fallacy used in this passage is a hasty generalization. Bryce uses his limited experience (being cut off by a red car and a previous minor accident with a red car) to draw a broad conclusion that red cars are more dangerous than other cars, without sufficient evidence to support such a claim.