Question

Consider this argument: "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that there were 30,800 motor vehicle fatalities in 2012. Of those 4,957 were motorcyclist fatalities. This means that driving or riding in a car or a truck is six times more dangerous than riding a motorcycle." That argument is an example of ________.

Answer 1

The fallacy of Playing with numbers

Explanation:

The fallacy of Playing with numbers is a kind of fallacy that people use when there are large numbers or percentages present in the affirmations. Using this fallacy they get to conclusions that are wrong but that seem correct in paper.

In this case, the fact that more people have fatalities riding in a car or a truck doesn't necessarily mean that driving these vehicles is more dangerous, but since there is a larger amount of trucks and cars than the amount of motorcycles, there are more fatalities of people riding these and it doesn't mean that they are more dangerous.