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Download Solution PDF"Mr.Arun's new car is silver grey, has grey leather upholstery and gives excellent mileage. Mr.Varma's new car is also silver grey and has grey leather upholstery to match. I am sure Mr.Varma's car must be equally good with fuel efficiency too." Which of the following fallacy is committed in the above argument?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Weak analogy.
Important Points
The fallacy being committed in this argument is called the "Weak Analogy" fallacy.
- An analogy is a comparison between two things, often for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
- When two things are compared in an argument, the comparison must be relevant and the things must be similar in a meaningful way.
In the argument presented, the color and upholstery of Mr. Arun's and Mr. Varma's cars are used to suggest that Mr. Varma's car must also have excellent mileage.
- However, the color and upholstery of a car have no relevance to its fuel efficiency.
- The analogy is weak or faulty because it compares irrelevant attributes to draw a conclusion.
Amphiboly is when the structure of a sentence allows for multiple interpretations.
- Slippery Slope involves arguing against an action on the unsupported assertion that it will inevitably lead to a specific outcome.
- And Straw Man is when a position is misrepresented in order to make it appear weaker or more extreme than it actually is, then refuting that misrepresentation. None of these are applicable to the argument provided
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