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'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
Explanation

Inferring equal fuel efficiency from a mere match in colour and upholstery is a weak analogy.

An analogical argument is strong only when the shared features are relevant to the conclusion.

Body colour and leather upholstery have no bearing on how a car burns fuel.

Drawing a conclusion about mileage from such irrelevant likeness gives negligible support.

Resting on irrelevant similarities is the fallacy of weak (false) analogy.

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