Question

Read the following passage:

Though hybrid vehicles have been shown to decrease air
pollution, most drivers of hybrid vehicles are rich snobs
that don't really care about the environment anyway.
The counter-argument in the passage above contains which logical fallacy?

Answer 1

Hasty Generalization

Step-by-step explanation:

A hasty generalization is a claim based on a few examples rather than substantial proof. The statement 'Most drivers of hybrid vehicles are rich snobs that don't really care about the environment anyway' is a claim that uses ignorance against the environment as a singular example rather than a potent piece of evidence such as '80% of hybrid vehicle drivers say that they litter (just an example, it is likely to be false), making it a hasty generalization.