Question

Read the sentence. A dog bit my sister; all dogs are vicious. Which logical fallacy is used in the sentence? A. hasty generalization B. circular reasoning C. ad hominem attack D.red herring

Answer 1

i'd say generalization since it is another word for stereotype and the person is grouping all dogs together based on what one dog did. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. Hasty generalization

Explanation:

A logical fallacy is a type of faulty reasoning that occurs as there are issues in the construction of arguments which lead to an argument that might look as valid but are not. In the case of hasty generalization, this occurs when a conclusion is assumed without enough evidence which means the individual has jumped to the conclusion with few or no arguments, such as applying a particular case to a general situation. This type of fallacy is the one presented in the sentence "A dog bit my sister; all dogs are vicious" because this person has jumped into a conclusion "all dogs are vicious" based on only one case or type of evidence and therefore this is an example of hasty generalization.