Question

Read the following statement and then select the best description of that statement:

A pit bull once bit my sister. All pit bulls should be banned because they are dangerous.

This is a logical statement based on experience and fact.
This statement is not logical because pit bulls don’t bite people.
This statement is not logical because it is not using enough evidence.
This is a logical statement that uses strong wording to make its point.

Answer 1

C.This statement is not logical because it is not using enough evidence

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. This statement is not logical because it is not using enough evidence.

Explanation:

In this case, a statement is a sentence that shows the position of someone towards some situation or subject; however, for a statement to be logical and valid the author of it needs to provide evidence such as facts, statistics, examples or experts' words to show the idea of the statement has been proved by others and therefore is logical. In general terms, empirical evidence such as personal experiences or anecdotes might not be enough to prove a statement and evidence that rely on facts such as statistics or research studies is required.

Considering this, in the case of the statement presented in the question which shows the position of someone towards pitbull and specially towards the need of banning pit bulls, it can be concluded "the statement is not logical because is not using enough evidence", because the author of this statement relies on a personal experience "a pitbull once bit my sister" which is subjective and not enough to claim pit bulls are dangerous, instead the author would need to provide evidence based on facts to conclude this. Thus, the statement can be described as "This statement is not logical because it is not using enough evidence".