Question

2.05 Quiz: Find Reliable Information Pool

Read the passage.

Practically every teen cares about the welfare of animals, but they may not know what they can do to make a difference. Which logical fallacy is represented?

(A. loaded language
(B. overgeneralization
(C. circular reasoning
(D. bandwagon appeal

Answer 1

B. Overgeneralization

They are saying that "practically every teen cares" but have no real evidence to back that up. They may have polled a small group of teenagers and because the majority of them said they care about animals they generalized that information to represent everyone in the age group. Without a full poll or teens there is no way to know how many do or do not care about the welfare of animals.