Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (30.08.2024) Shift-I
'This piece of chalk has mass. So the atoms that make up this piece of chalk also have mass.' Which of the following is true regarding the above argument?
AAn ad hominem fallacy is made here.
BThere is a slippery slope involved here.
CA hasty generalization has been made here.
DIt is a non-logical (informal fallacy) argument. ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) It is a non-logical (informal fallacy) argument. — It is a non-logical, informal fallacy argument, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It is a non-logical, informal fallacy argument, so that is the answer.
★The argument moves from the whole to its parts.
★A property of the whole is wrongly assigned to each atom.
★This is a fallacy of division, an informal fallacy.
★So it is a non-logical argument.
★Hence the fourth option is correct.
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