"If you like ketchup and you also like ice cream, then you would sure like…
2023
"If you like ketchup and you also like ice cream, then you would sure like ketchup ice cream." Which fallacy is committed in this argument?
Answer: D. Fallacy of composition — The argument commits the Fallacy of Composition. This fallacy occurs when one incorrectly assumes that what is true for the parts must also be true for the…
- A.
Ad Hominem
- B.
Hasty Generalization
- C.
Slippery Slope
- D.
Fallacy of composition
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Correct answer: D
The argument commits the Fallacy of Composition. This fallacy occurs when one incorrectly assumes that what is true for the parts must also be true for the whole. Here, liking ketchup and ice cream separately does not imply liking them combined.
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