Question

Read the statement.

I love the way roses smell; therefore, all flowers must smell wonderful.

Which logical fallacy is used?


hasty generalization

circular reasoning

red herring

ad hominem attack

Answer 1

A. hasty generalization

Answer 2

Hasty generalization

Step-by-step explanation:

A hasty generalization is a fallacy in which we draw a conclusion or make a broad generalization on a topic based only on a specific observation or sample of an action, event, person, etc., instead of looking at sufficient statistics and samples of that topic. The statement uses this logical fallacy because the speaker concludes that all flowers must smell wonderful only because the roses (which are an insufficient sample) smells good.