Given: Michael had a bad experience playing soccer because he hurt his ankle during the first game of the season. Michael does not ever want to play soccer again because he will always get hurt
To Determine: The type of fallacy occurs in this scenario
Solution
Define fallacy: A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning that can invalidate your argument. Not every logical fallacy sounds the same. While some have obvious inconsistencies, others are subtle enough to go undetected. Understanding common logical fallacies is an important part of judging other's arguments and crafting your own. When you use logic that is consistent and makes sense, your employer and colleagues are more likely to take your arguments seriously
Let us examine each of the type of the fallacy given in the options
An example of a slippery slope argument is the following: legalizing prostitution is undesirable because it would cause more marriages to break up, which would in turn cause the breakdown of the family, which would finally result in the destruction of civilization
The bandwagon fallacy is also sometimes called the appeal to common belief or appeal to the masses because it's all about getting people to do or think something because “everyone else is doing it” or “everything else thinks this.” Example: Everyone is going to get the new smart phone when it comes out this weekend
A classic example of ad hominem fallacy is given below: A: “All murderers are criminals, but a thief isn't a murderer, and so can't be a criminal.” B: “Well, you're a thief and a criminal, so there goes your argument.
The “either-or” fallacy or a false dilemma is a logical fallacy that presents only two options or sides when there are many options or sides. Essentially, a false dilemma presents a “black and white” kind of thinking when there are actually many shades of gray
From the explanation above, we can observed that if Michael only consider only his bad experience playing soccer because he hurt his ankle during the first game, so he does not ever want to play soccer again.
This can be seen as a either or fallacy
Hence, the correct answer is EITHER OR FALLACY