Use the passage to answer the question. Bryce is driving home from work when he is cut off by a red car. Last week, Bryce was in a minor car accident with a red car. Bryce concludes that red cars are more dangerous than other cars. Which describes the fallacy used in this passage? (1 point) Responses misleading statistics misleading statistics slippery slope slippery slope false dichotomy false dichotomy hasty generalization

Answer 1

The fallacy used in this passage is a hasty generalization. This is because Bryce is drawing a broad conclusion (that red cars are more dangerous) based on a limited experience (being cut off by one red car and having an accident with another red car).