A dog bit my sister; all dogs are vicious. Which logical fallacy is used in the sentence? A. ad hominem attack B. hasty generalization C. circular reasoning D. red herring

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TheIronCheek · Answer 1 · 2018-04-30T23:33:02+0000

B. hasty generalization.
The author is saying that all dogs are vicious when it was really only one dog that bit her sister.