Asked by jyf
Read these sentences.
If the snow continues to fall, we will not be able to leave the house. If we cannot leave the house, we will not be able to get more food and supplies. If we cannot get food or supplies, we may die of starvation.
Which type of logical fallacy appears in these sentences?
Fallacy of single cause
Genetic fallacy
Slippery slope
Correlation proves causation
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Slippery slope.
Explanation: it asserts a chain of increasingly severe consequences (snow → cannot leave → cannot get supplies → may die) without adequate justification that each step must follow. It’s not a single-cause, genetic, or correlation/causation fallacy.
Explanation: it asserts a chain of increasingly severe consequences (snow → cannot leave → cannot get supplies → may die) without adequate justification that each step must follow. It’s not a single-cause, genetic, or correlation/causation fallacy.
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