Question

Everyone else passed the class, so it should be easy for you to pass as well. Which kind of logical fallacy is being committed in this argument?
A.popular appeal
B. personal attack
C. non sequitur
D.appeal to a lack of evidence

Answer 1

This is a popular appeal. The fallacy rests on the belief that because many people believe it to be so, it is so. Here, the belief is that because everyone else passed the class, it is easy to pass.

Answer 2

The kind of logical fallacy which is being committed in this argument is a popular appeal. Popular appeal is a kind of logical fallacy which uses the popularity of an occurrence to prove its truthfulness. Due to the common sense that predominates which occurs due to premise's popularity, it is believed to be correct or valid.

For instance, in the above situation, because everyone passed the exam, the other person's capability is also equated with others hence, expecting to pass the exam due to the prevailing premise.