Question

Read the excerpt from Jada’s argumentative essay.

Teens should be required to have a job during high school. Having a job teaches responsibility and provides an opportunity to learn new skills. Learning how to juggle schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and a job is essential to helping teens acclimate to the adult world. While some teens may struggle to keep up, having a job will give them valuable skills for success later in life. If teens do not work in high school, they will not acquire real-world skills for adulthood.

Which logical fallacy is present in Jada’s argument?

straw man
non sequitur
faulty analogy
false dilemma

Answer 1

false dilemma

Jada's claim ("If teens do not work in high school, they will not acquire real‑world skills") presents only two options — work in high school or never gain real‑world skills — and ignores other ways teens can learn those skills (volunteering, internships, family responsibilities, later jobs, school activities, etc.).