Question
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
false analogy
false analogy
straw man
straw man
ad hominem
ad hominem
slippery slope
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
false analogy
false analogy
straw man
straw man
ad hominem
ad hominem
slippery slope
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The fallacy in the statement is a **false analogy**. The reasoning compares the effects of an ocean on weather to a pond, assuming they are similar enough to draw a direct conclusion, which is misleading because oceans and ponds are vastly different in scale and impact.