Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2022 (16.03.2023) Shift-I (Psychology)
'Mr. Arun's new car is silver grey, has grey leather upholstery and gives excellent mileage. Mr. Varma's new car is also silver grey and has matching grey leather upholstery. I am sure Mr. Varma's car must be equally good with fuel efficiency too.' Which fallacy is committed in the above argument?
AAmphiboly
BWeak analogy ✓ Correct
CSlippery slope
DStraw man
Correct answer: (B) Weak analogy — The answer is weak analogy.
Explanation
★The answer is weak analogy.
★The argument compares two cars on colour and upholstery.
★From this it concludes they must match in fuel efficiency.
★But colour and upholstery have no bearing on mileage.
★The two cars are not alike in the relevant respect.
★Drawing a conclusion from such an unfit comparison is the weak analogy fallacy.
★So the answer is weak analogy.
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