Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (23.08.2024) Shift-II
Identify the fallacy in the following statement: 'Ford cars are lemons. I have two and they have always given me trouble.'
AInappropriate appeal to authority
BWrong option
CNo argument is faulty
DHasty generalization ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Hasty generalization — The statement commits a hasty generalization, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement commits a hasty generalization, so that is the answer.
★A hasty generalization draws a broad conclusion from too small a sample.
★Here the claim that all Ford cars are lemons rests on just two cars.
★Two cars are far too few to judge an entire brand.
★So the argument overgeneralizes from a tiny sample.
★This is a hasty generalization, not an appeal to authority.
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