Which fallacy does this argument commit? 'Ambassador cars are almost extinct. This is an Ambassador car. Therefore this car is almost extinct.'
AAmbiguity
BFallacy of division ✓ Correct
CUnreasonable generalisation
DSlippery slope
Correct answer: (B) Fallacy of division
Explanation
The argument commits the fallacy of division.
"Almost extinct" is true of the class of Ambassador cars taken as a whole.
This class-level property is then pinned on one single Ambassador car.
Being rare as a group says nothing about any one individual member.
Transferring a trait of the whole class to its individual part is unwarranted.
This downward shift from the class to a member is the fallacy of division.
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