Question

Read the body paragraph from an argumentative essay.

Dancers are by far the most talented athletes in modern society. All dancers are really strong, graceful, and flexible. Everyone wishes they could be coordinated like dancers. Only people who have never seen a dance say dancers are not athletes.

Which sentence should be revised to avoid fallacious reasoning?

A Dancers are by far the most talented athletes in modern society.
B All dancers are really strong, graceful, and flexible.
C Everyone wishes they could be coordinated like dancers.
D Only people who have never seen a dance say dancers are not athletes.

Answer 1

Only people who have never seen a dance say dancers are not athletes.

Answer 2

The sentence that should be revised to avoide fallacious reasoning is D.

First of all because it is the conclusion and it is there that we can say if the fallacy exists or not. Secondly, such reasoning cannot be concluded from the premises, and when that happens, we are before a fallacy.