Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
There is no question that we need to build a new library in our city. Our existing library is old and cramped, and it cannot meet the needs of our booming population. There are those who believe we do not need a new library, but why are they opposed to books and learning?
Which type of logical fallacy does this argument contain?
(1 point)
Responses
slippery slope
slippery slope
bandwagon
bandwagon
straw man
straw man
false dichotomy
false dichotomy
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There is no question that we need to build a new library in our city. Our existing library is old and cramped, and it cannot meet the needs of our booming population. There are those who believe we do not need a new library, but why are they opposed to books and learning?
Which type of logical fallacy does this argument contain?
(1 point)
Responses
slippery slope
slippery slope
bandwagon
bandwagon
straw man
straw man
false dichotomy
false dichotomy
Skip to navigation
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The argument contains a **straw man** fallacy. This is because it misrepresents the position of those who oppose building a new library by suggesting that their opposition equates to being against books and learning, which is not necessarily the case.