Question

Read the sentence. Since scientists were able to put a spaceship on the moon, they should be able to cure the common cold. What type of bias does the statement use? A. connotation B. false assumption C. stereotyping D. inflammatory language

Answer 1

The type of bias that the statement uses is the following one:

B. False assumption.

The fact scientists were able to put a spaceship on the moon does not have anything to do with curing a disease. It shows a great deed of scientists, but those are unrelated things. Therefore, it is a display of false assumption. It is like saying that since Bill Gates created Windows, he will be able to create a cure for AIDS.