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

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Araceli Baird

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8 April, 19:46

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

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Timothy Gallagher · 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.

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 appealB. personal attackC. non sequiturD. appeal to a lack of evidence

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