Question

A speaker says, "scientists who perform operations on animals in laboratories are not interested in getting scientific knowledgethey enjoy inflicting suffering on animals. therefore, we must stop the use of animals in experiments." this speaker is guilty of using which kind of fallacy in reasoning

Answer 1

This speaker is guilty of building on an unproven assumption fallacy in reasoning. The information which is represented by the speaker is not supported with any evidences of proofs that this information is actually correct. It seems like this person has made such conclusions by following some personal opinion that is based on his/her life experience so the statement is unproven.