Question

Read the excerpt from Jamal’s argumentative essay.

If fruit is an essential part of a balanced diet, then milkshakes should be considered a health food. Strawberries are the main ingredient in strawberry milkshakes. By incorporating fruit into the milkshake, it changes from an unhealthy snack to a nutritious treat. Vegetables can even be added to maximize health benefits. Adding milkshakes to the food pyramid would be an asset to all health-conscious individuals.

Which sentence from the text contains an example of faulty analogy?

If fruit is an essential part of a balanced diet, then milkshakes should be considered a health food.
Strawberries are the main ingredient in strawberry milkshakes.
By incorporating fruit into the milkshake, it changes from an unhealthy snack to a nutritious treat.
Vegetables can even be added to maximize health benefits.

Answer 1

"If fruit is an essential part of a balanced diet, then milkshakes should be considered a health food."

Why: it treats milkshakes as equivalent to eating fruit (a false analogy) without accounting for key differences (added sugars, fats, portion size, processing).